Empire Zoysia Grass

• Low-maintenance grass that adapts to the amount of time you want to spend on it
• Deep root system strengthens soil by 48%, making it perfect for erosion control on roadsides, embankments, and more
• Resistant to pests, disease, and weed invasion

KEY FEATURES

• Empire® Zoysia’s nickname is EZ grass and is commonly referred to as the “easy grass”.
• Empire® has been proven to significantly strengthen soil by 48%, improving erosion control of roadsides, steep embankments, batters, stream embankment, retaining walls and foreshores compared to Couch (3.2%) and Kikuyu (9.7%)
• Empire® is one of the most popular Zoysia grasses in Australia due to its low maintenance.
• Empire® has improved pest and disease resistance and tolerates low to moderate salinity.
• Empire® has excellent fast initial growth across the ground compared to other Zoysias. Its runners are highly branching, which provides excellent recovery from wear.
• Quickly becoming known as the tough, hardwearing turf, Empire® can survive on natural rainfall and if left to its own devices, saves on long-term mowing, pesticides, de-thatchingn and fertilisers.
• Can endure long periods of non-attention, but when well maintained Empire® Zoysia looks lush and maintains colour year-round, so is suited to a large range of commercial purposes.
• Empire® meets the Erosion Control Australian Standard No# AS5181: 2017 – Use and installation of turf as an erosion, nutrient and sediment control measure.

PERFORMANCE

• PURPOSE
  All-purpose turf: Domestic, roadwork’s and projects that require LOW long-term maintenance.
• ESTABLISHMENT
  Establish spring to autumn. Slow growing in winter.
• MOWING
  About 2-4 mows per year for civil/projects to maintain a dense sward and for erosion control for drainage works.
• MAXIMUM UNMOWN HEIGHT
  100-150mm
• MAINTENANCE
  Low (far less than Couch and Kikuyu).
• RECOMMENDED MOWING HEIGHT
  25-50mm
• WATER REQUIREMENTS
  Required for establishment, then can exist on rainfall due to deep root system (far less than Couch and Kikuyu).
• COLOUR
  Vibrant in summer and, although dormant in winter, it maintains colour well.
• FERTILISER
  Recommended 1 a year (far less than Couch and Kikuyu).
• DROUGHT TOLERANCE
  High
• SALT TOLERANCE
  High (higher tolerance than Buffalo and Couch).
• WEED RESISTANCE
  Out competes weeds due to its dense sward when maintained.
• WEAR AND TEAR RECOVERY
  High (based on silica content).
• SEED HEAD
  In early spring, EZ grass produces a non-fertile purple seed head. At other times this is an indication of stress, poor soil, polluted water etc…
• COLD TOLERANCE
  Tolerates to -12oC. Following frost, regenerates well after first mow.
• HUMIDITY TOLERANCE
  High: Rust may appear in humidity if nutritionally deficient, cosmetic only, but can cause damage to leaf structure if untreated. More prone when establishing, and less likely once established.
• SHADE TOLERANCE
  Med 40%-50% shade tolerance (higher tolerance than Couch and Kikuyu).
• PEST RESISTANCE
  Less susceptible to lawn grubs and other pests.
• THATCHING
  Low (no need for vertimowing when less maintenance is required).
• DISEASE RESISTANCE
  High
• USAGE
  – Roadwork’s across Australia for erosion control.
  – Windy coastal areas due to tolerance of higher salt levels.
  – High density domestic housing developments.
  – Shopping centres and large landscaping projects.