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Low-Maintenance Hybrid Bermuda: Tifton 10

TifWay & TifGreen need frequent mow/fert. Tifton 10 (Shanghai) has coarser, bluish-green blades, spreads aggressively, resists weeds, needs only 2–3 fert/year at 1.5-in height. Best low-input hybrid.

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