Platinum TE Paspalum
This new fine-bladed seashore Paspalum cultivar, developed by Dr. R.R. Duncan, founder of Turf Ecosystems, is the ultimate warm season turfgrass for golf course fairways, putting greens, tees, and roughs. Platinum TE Paspalum makes a fine choice for sports turf as well. It's a grass that thrives on salt water. Platinum TE is superior to all other commercially grown Paspalums with its dark green color, salt tolerance, shade tolerance, disease tolerance, and its recovery from injury.
Characteristics
Platinum TE has the finest leaf blade with excellent green color that can be closely mowed to heights below 1/8 inch.
Water Quality Tolerance
The most outstanding feature of Platinum TE is its exceptional salt tolerance. It will proliferate in soils irrigated with water containing 5,500 ppm.
Weed Tolerance
Platinum TE spreads quickly during establishment and forms a dense turf which will compete with the presence of weeds when properly maintained. However, all Paspalums selections have relatively poor sensitivity to pre- and post-emergent selective herbicides.
Insect/Pest Tolerance
Platinum TE is susceptible to insects that feed on foliage of grasses.
Establishment
All paspalum selections are sterile, and must be propagated by transferring stolons or sod.