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1. An area of North America, comprised of Canada and roughly the northern third of the continental United States, where climatic conditions support a specific group of [[turfgrass]] [[cultivar]]s; cool season turfgrasses are adapted to maximum growth under temperatures of 60 to 75&deg; F during the growing season.<br><br>
1. An area of North America, comprised of Canada and roughly the northern third of the continental United States, where climatic conditions support a specific group of [[turfgrass]] [[cultivar]]s; cool season turfgrasses are adapted to maximum growth under temperatures of 60 to 75&deg; F during the growing season.<br><br>


http://www.lawngrasses.com/images/maps/transitionzone.jpg<br><br>
http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/sk_notes/transition.jpg<br><br>
The light blue indicates the cool season zone in the US.<br>
The cool season zone is above the transition zone in this example
Source: http://www.lawngrasses.com/<br><br>

Revision as of 17:40, 17 July 2007


1. An area of North America, comprised of Canada and roughly the northern third of the continental United States, where climatic conditions support a specific group of turfgrass cultivars; cool season turfgrasses are adapted to maximum growth under temperatures of 60 to 75° F during the growing season.

transition.jpg

The cool season zone is above the transition zone in this example