Zoysia Slow Green-Up in 2014: Winter Injury Hits Fine-Textured Cultivars Hardest

NC State Turfgrass Center (June 4, 2014) reported widespread late green-up and winter injury across warm-season grasses. Hardest hit:

Coarse-textured zoysias (Empire, El Toro, Zenith, Compadre) and bermudagrass showed sporadic damage. Meyer zoysia largely uninjured.

Side-by-side photo shows heavy vs. moderate injury in two fine-textured zoysias on June 3, 2014—both should have been fully green.

Winter injury comparison: fine-textured zoysiagrasses, Raleigh NC, June 3, 2014

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