It is coarse-textured, although newer cultivars are finer textured, but not as fine as perennial ryegrass. Tall fescue has good disease resistance and excellent tolerance to heat stress. Unlike bermudagrass or Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue is a bunch-type grass, thus open areas need to be reseeded. The extremely vigorous growth of tall fescue is a deterrent to weed invasion. Fine fescue is a fine-textured, cool season turfgrass that can have either a clumped or creeping type of growth.
Fine fescue makes a dense, wear resistant turf when well established.
It is usually mixed with other turf species because it tolerates shade well, thus it will fill in shady areas. It is often mowed at 1 to 1.5 inches to tolerate heat in California. Fine fescues do not like excessive nitrogen. Common bermudagrass is drought tolerant and well adapted to sunny conditions. It is a medium, coarse-textured grass with a gray green color, but it becomes dormant and loses its color in cold weather.