Palmetto Buffalo
Palmetto Buffalo is one of the best selling Buffalo breed in the world.This slow-growing breed requires less mowing than its competitors. Once established, the deep-rooted system faired best for drought tolerance against all other Buffalo varieties.
Palmetto Buffalo in Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Brisbane West and Ipswich
Palmetto Buffalo is a hardy turf breed that can be used in high traffic areas due to the strong-growing runners that grow across the ground, rather than upwards creating a dense lawn with solid wear tolerance and recovery rate.
When compared to Sir Walter, its winter colour faired ≈ 40% better than Sir Walter and 140% better than Shademaster.
Palmetto Buffalo is Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Brisbane West and Ipswich’s favourite shade-tolerant turf breed.
Water Requirements
Maintenance Needs
Shade Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
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Palmetto Buffalo performance in South East Queensland
Palmetto Buffalo is a high-traffic turf breed that performs well across South East Queensland. This beautiful turf breed may require a bit more to maintain but its colour holds far better than other Buffalo varieties in winter.
Palmetto Buffalo is a fantastic choice of shade-tolerant turf for Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Ipswich and Brisbane.
Palmetto Buffalo Statistics
Palmetto Buffalo Fit for Purpose
Palmetto Buffalo is known for growing in shady conditions. It will also grow in direct sunlight but it only requires about 4-5 hours of sunlight each day or even dappled sunlight can be enough.
Palmetto is also used for premium broad leaf lawns in many areas including:
- Tree lined gardens
- Feature lawns
- Domestic Traffic