New Research shows why Empire is so good.

To see the full study Click here www.ozbreed.com.au/mowingtrial.pdf
 

This is only a summary of key findings, but to better understand the paper, and see the research and other important aspects it is recommended to read the entire paper at www.ozbreed.com.au/mowingtrial.pdf

Please note; The results in this investigation were achieved in what we believe was an accurate and unbiased manor, and should anyone follow the same experiment again, Ozbreed believes they should get similar results. For purposes of full disclosure, the following information is tabled. This investigation was conducted by Ian Paananen, a scientist, who has completed some other paid work for Ozbreed Pty Ltd in the past, and Henry Locock, a mowing contractor who has worked for the principle of Ozbreed in the past, and Nathan Dutschke a horticulturalist and an employee of Ozbreed.

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EMPIRE ZOYSIA is so Good
 
 
 

EMPIRE ZOYSIA has been given the nick name E.Z. grass, (pronounced ‘easy’ grass).

E.Z. to keep looking good
• Tolerates extreme wear.
• Low thatching.
• Less scalping.
• Good in moderate shade.
• Good winter colour.
• Relatively finer leaf.


E.Z. to look after
• Competes well with weeds & buffalo.
• Requires less mowing than any other commercially grown lawn in Australia.
• Water efficient to the extreme.
• Nothing can look so good with such little water.

 
E.Z. to grow
• Farmers love growing it and you will to.

E.Z. to Install
• The strongest and best turf rolls or slabs you will ever see.

 
Water Wise
• Zoysias are known to be amongst the most drought tolerant lawns around.
• EMPIRE is proving to be even more water efficient than other Zoysia types.
 

“EMPIRE™ ZOYSIA – It just keeps looking good.”

EMPIRE ZOYSIA is a versatile, adaptable lawn, well suited to Australian conditions. EMPIRE has performed well in both sandy and clay soil types, with aggressive growth from its runners and rhizomes. It can be mown with a standard rotary mower due to its ideal leaf width and open growth habit.

It requires less maintenance and mowing than other grasses and is a very efficient water user.

This hard wearing, versatile turf grass thrives in all climatic regions of Australia, from Darwin to Tasmania, from Sydney to Perth, and would even survive in places where the temperature drops to 20 degrees below 0.


 

The perfect landscape grass


• Tough, easy to look after, and looks great, is soft to touch.

• With such little mowing required, it is the ideal lawn for slopes.

EMPIRE Turf is ideal for;

Home Lawn
Roadsides
Amenity areas
Sports and more
   
 

EMPIRE ZOYSIA is the only grass in Australia that is hard wearing, yet low maintenance. Its deep root and rhizome system gives it unmatched toughness. If you want it to grow fast fertilise it, however if you want a slow growing, less mowing lawn that still wears well, lay off the fertilizer. With EMPIRE you have a choice, fast or slow. For most situations, yearly fertilising should be sufficient, but for higher wear areas fertilise more.


Good Winter Colour.

EMPIRE ZOYSIA has good winter colour when compared to other more common turf.


Tough and Hardwearing.

EMPIRE ZOYSIA has excellent fast growth across the ground. Its runners are fast and highly branching, which provides excellent recovery from wear. EMPIRE ZOYSIA is quickly becoming known as the tough, hardwearing turf.


Less Mowing.

Although EMPIRE ZOYSIA grows across the ground at a fast rate, its upwards leaf growth is less than most other commercially grown lawns in Australia. Ask for EMPIRE ZOYSIA. It grows fast across the ground for better wear tolerance, but one that grows more slowly upwards for less mowing.


Great at Out Competing Weeds.

Once EMPIRE ZOYSIA is well established, its dense growth makes it much harder for weeds to establish. Of course, occasionally weeds can develop in EMPIRE ZOYSIA, and if in the unlikely event this occurs, please follow our maintenance guide.


Less Thatch, Less Scalping

EMPIRE ZOYSIA is known for its ability to create a dense sward without major thatch problems. EMPIRE zoysia has less thatch and less scalping than any other zoysia.


Disease & Pest Tolerance

EMPIRE ZOYSIA is very resistant to turf diseases and pests and will generally not show symptoms of most common disease and pest problems that plague other turf varieties. As with any natural product problems can occasionally occur, and if they do, please consult our maintenance guide, or seek expert advice.


Shade Tolerance

EMPIRE ZOYSIA performs well in full sun, but also will tolerate moderate shade.


 

“EMPIRE™ ZOYSIA – It just keeps looking good.”

 
     
 

© 2004 Sod Solutions, Inc.
 
Other reasons why Empire is so good. Read on.
 

Empire needs far less mowing than other turf types.

Empire Turf in this investigation required the least mowing.

Kikuyu needed 3 times more mowing than Empire.  Couch needed twice as much mowing as Empire. Empire needed 31.8 % less mowing than Buffalo.

Less mowing not only saves money and time, it also greatly reduces pollution from lawn mowers, reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses going into the atmosphere. Making Empire the most environmentally friendly turf.

Other turf types compared to Empire.

Variety

Percentage of increase of Mowing vs Empire

Average No of Mows over 14 weeks, Spring/Summer.

 Empire

0% 

5.5 

Buffalo Var

31.80%

7.25

Greenlees Couch 

100.00%

11

Kikuyu

172.70%

15

 

· Empire Turf is the best erosion control turf. 

Table 5 Turf shear vane test results and statistics for Clarendon.

Turf Type

Shear Strength in kPa

Significant difference to bare soil

% increase to bare soil

Bare soil

66

N/A

N/A

Couch

68.1

No

3.2%

Kikuyu

72.4

No

9.7%

Empire

97.9

Yes

48%

 

Empire Zoysia Turf strengthened the soil significantly, at a rate of 97.9 kPA, considerably more than Couch 68.1 kPa (Bermuda grass) and Kikuyu 72.4 kPa.

This data can help Engineers, Landscape Architects, and Erosion Control professionals choose the right turf that better strengthens the soil, and enhances erosion control of slopes, batters, stream embankments, roadsides, retaining walls, and shore lines. Empire turf is that right turf.

To down load the entire Erosion control paper Go to http://www.ozbreed.com.au/erosionpaper.pdf