Grass identification

Old560 · Oct 22, 2023

Trying to identify this grass I think its tall fescue. Is tall fescue the grass that grows in clump and makes a field so rough that a truck will vibrate apart as you drive over it? Gets about 3 foot tall and is very drought tolerant. In Colorado. I regret ever planting it and dont remember what I planted. Field just keeps getting rougher.

J.Wondergem · Oct 22, 2023

I'm in Mi. and the renter planted Tall Fescue in my fields. None if it's in clumps.

Richard G. · Oct 22, 2023

Most fescue is not very drought tolerant here in the Southeast.
And it does not stay in clumps.
It will fill in over time.

DeltaRed · Oct 22, 2023

Here in western Colorado we have a tall wheatgrass that grows like that.'Tall Jose' wheatgrass grows tall and rank.Clumps like that too. Not very good feed at full maturity.It does,however, grow in the more alkaline areas that other grasses will not.

Destroked 450 · Oct 22, 2023

We use a lot of fescue in Ky to control soil erosion
It doesn t clump up to bad, orchard grass stools up bad

Janicholson · Oct 22, 2023

There are several tussock forming grasses they are not reasonable for a field. The grass tussocks are great for retaining runoff and work well in semi wet areas in parks and reclaimed land.
I would probably kill it with herbicide plow, or deep disc it and drag it flat. The clumps will be painful to eliminate due to the root structure. Jim

JD Dave · Oct 22, 2023

It doesn't look like the tall fescue I know. For orchard middles, I use Kentucky 31 tall fescue. If seeded carefully, at the proper rate and with a turf seeder we get a nice dense, tight turf which is like a thick carpet and very drought-resistant. I would not tolerate the looks of that in my orchard. Maybe start over would be my recommendation.

BradCNY · Oct 22, 2023

It's not Tall Fescue, Tall Fescue has wide course blades and lays more flat.
There are many other fescue's that have bunch type growth habits, and spread very slowly. That area will never be smooth unless maybe planting more grass to fill in the voids.
No sure where you are located so I can't make any recommendations.

50 years growing and growing grass but no expert

miner09 · Oct 22, 2023

Could be Switch grass. I have it and its rough. Very drought resistant and gets tall if not grazed. Cant tell from picture.

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