Cavalier looks somewhat like Tifway Bermuda grass, but withstands cold better than Tifway. In addition to its cold hardiness, Cavalier demonstrates good shade and salt tolerance. (This salt tolerance allows for application in areas with less than optimal water quality.) Cavalier Zoysia also resists many insects and diseases, including fall armyworm and Rhyzoctonia blight. It has also shown significant resistance to the tropical sod webworm and the tawny mole cricket. Ranked as one of the top zoysia in the NTEP (National Turfgrass Evaluation Program), Cavalier Zoysia is an excellent choice for home lawns, golf course fairways and tee boxes, parks and sports fields.  

Cavalier is a fine textured Zoysia grass also developed at Texas A&M University. It works excellently on home lawns, golf course fairways, tee boxes, and highly visible areas. Not as shade tolerant as St. Augustine but is superior to most bermudas.  

Cavier Zoysia Specs  

- Shade Tolerance: Full Sun and Good Shade Tolerance  

- Drought Tolerance: Excellent  

- Blade: Fine  

- Intended Use: Commercial, Golf, Residential  

- Mowing Height: 1/2" - 1 1/2"  

Cavalier Zoysia was developed by Dr. Milt Engelke and Texas A&M University. It is a Z matrella which is vegetatively propagated and genetically stable and uniform. Its chromosome number is 2-n=40. Cavalier rated number one in the NTEP trials over 3 years at 24 locations ranging from California- Georgia and north to Nebraska and Colorado.  

Features  

Cavalier is distinguished from other zoysiagrass by its fine texture, long, narrow leaf, with low rhizome, but high density stolon production. Good to excellent salt tolerance, and good shade tolerance  

Intermediate in its growth and recovery rate Good to excellent winter hardiness and will persist in the Southern states.