2015 Commercial Sources of Buffalograss Seed, Sod and Plugs
About This Directory
This directory was created to aid in locating commercially available sources of buffalograss seed, plugs and sod in and around the central and southern Great Plains region. Although the information presented in this directory was current at publication time, cultivar availability is subject to change. Retail nursery operations not regularly stocking buffalograss products were not included in this directory. In addition to locating sources in this directory, consumers are encouraged to contact their local retail center to determine product availability.
Buffalograss sod, plug or seed producers or other business entities specializing in the production or sale of buffalograss who are not listed in this directory and who wish to be included in the next update should direct their request to: Dennis Martin, Oklahoma State University, 358 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078, phone:405.744.5419 or dennis.martin@okstate.edu.
How to Use This Directory
Step 1: In order to locate sources that carry buffalograss, one must first determine cultivar(s) or blend(s) name(s) to search for sources. Choose the cultivar or blend names (listed in alphabetical order) in the left hand column of Table 1. The cultivar type, whether originating from seed or from a vegetative source, is listed in the second column of Table 1. Vegetative cultivars are only available as sod or plugs. Some seeded cultivars may be available as sod, but rarely.
Step 2: Reference the enterprise name producing or distributing the product in the far right hand column of Table 1. Shown in parentheses following the enterprise name is the specific product form, either seed, sod or plugs. The enterprise location, designated by a two letter state code, is shown in the far right hand column. Note that some cultivars may no longer be commercially available and could not be found at this writing.
Step 3: After locating the name of a supplier, find the contact information for the supplier in Table 2 (listed in alphabetical order).
Step 4: Questions concerning current product availability, price, shipping, installation as well as other specific information should be directed to the commercial supplier. Information on cultivar performance, establishment and maintenance can be found in OSU Fact Sheets:
HLA6418: Selecting A Lawn Grass In Oklahoma,
HLA6419: Establishing A Lawn In Oklahoma and
HLA6420: Lawn Management In Oklahoma.
Table 1. Commercial source directory for buffalograss cultivars and blends.
| Cultivar or Blend Name | Cultivar Type | Comments | Name of Enterprise Producing or Distributing Buffalograss Cultivars and Blends. Detailed Contact Information Shown in Table 2. | |
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| 315 | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US Plant Patent Protected. | Confirmed no longer in commercial production | |
| 378 | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US Plant Patent Protected. | Confirmed no longer in commercial production | |
| 609 | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US Plant Patent Protection Expired. | A-1 Turf Farm (sod) – TX Emerald View Turf Farms (sod) – MO King Ranch Turfgrass (sod) – TX Billy Mayfield Turf Farms (sod) – TX Tulsa Grass & Sod Farms, Inc. (sod) – OK |
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| Bison | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Oklahoma State University. US PVPA Certificate Expired. | Johnston Seed Company (seed) – OK Stock Seed Farms (seed) – NE |
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| Bowie | Seeded cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US PVPA Certificate Protected. | Arrow Seed (seed) – NE Curtis & Curtis, Inc. (seed) - NM Johnston Seed Company (seed) – OK Stock Seed Farms (seed) – NE Wind River Seed (seed) – WY Wildseed Farms (seed) – TX |
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| Buffalo PalsTM | Blend of seeded cultivars | A trademarked brand name blend composed of the seeded cultivars ‘Bison’ and ‘Cody’. The percentage of each cultivar is subject to change. ‘Cody’ is US PVPA Certificate Protected. | Pennington Seed, Inc. (seed) – GA Seedland, Inc. (seed) – FL Seeds West, Inc. (seed) – AZ |
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| Buffalo Supreme | Blend of seeded cultivars | Brand name for blend of the seeded cultivars ‘Topgun’ and ‘SWI-2000’. | Outsidepride.com, Inc. (seed) – OR | |
| Comanche | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Robinson Seed Company, Plainview, TX. | Curtis & Curtis, Inc. (seed) - NM | |
| Cody | Seeded Cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US PVPA Certificate Protected. | Arrow Seed (seed) – NE Curtis & Curtis, Inc. (seed) - NM Easton Sod Farms, Inc. (sod) – OK Johnston Seed Company (seed) – OK Sharp Bros. Seed Co (seed) – CO, KS Stock Seed Farms (seed) – NE |
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| Density | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by Bladerunner Farms. US Plant Patent Protected. | Bladerunner Farms, Inc. (sod, plugs) – TX Rod Grass Farm, LLC (sod) – TX Billy Mayfield Turf Farms (sod) – TX |
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| EcoTM | Vegetative male cultivar | EcoTM is the trademarked name for 'MB' cultivar of buffalograss. Developed by Bladerunner Farms. 'MB' is US Plant Patent Protected. | Bladerunner Farms, Inc. (sod) – TX | |
| Frontier Turffalo | Vegetative cultivar containing male and female plants | ‘Tech Turf I’ and ‘Frontier Turffalo’ are two names for the same cultivar. Vegetative cultivar generated in production by seed and sold to public only as plugs. US PVPA Certificate Protected. | Turffalo, Ltd. (plugs) – TX Precure Nursery & Landscape (plugs) – OK |
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| Imperial Buffalograss Blend | Blend of seeded cultivars | A brand name blend which is composed of two or more buffalograsses. As the cultivars present are subject to change they are not listed here. | Seed Research of Oregon (seed) – OR Seedland, Inc. (seed) – FL |
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| Legacy | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US Plant Patent Protected. | Bluebird Nursery (plugs) - NE Dayton Valley Turf (sod) - NV Green Valley Turf Company (sod) - CO High Country Gardens (plugs) - NM H Bar H Turf Farms (sods, plugs) - TX Nature Hills Nursery (plugs) - NE Savage Farms, Inc. (plugs) - MA Southwest Turf Farms, Inc. (plugs) - CO Todd Valley Farms, Inc. (sods, plugs) - NE |
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| Plains | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Barnert Seed Company | Barnert Seed Company - TX | |
| Prairie | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by Texas A&M Univ. US Plant Patent Protection Expired. | Blue Sky Sod Farm (sod) - TX H Bar H Turf Farms (sod, plugs) - TX |
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| Prestige | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. US Plant Patent Protected. | Billy Mayfield Turf Farms (sod) - TX High Country Gardens (plugs) - NM Nature Hills Nursery (plugs) - NE Savage Farms, Inc. (plugs) - MA Southwest Turf Farms, Inc. (plugs) - CO Todd Valley Farms, Inc. (sod, plugs) - NE |
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| Sharp's Improved | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Sharp Brothers Seed Co. | Sharp Bros. Seed Co (seed) - CO, KS | |
| Sharp's Improved II | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Sharp Brothers Seed Co. | Sharp Bros. Seed Co (seed) - CO, KS North American Turf, LLP (sod) - KS |
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| Sharpshooter | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Sharp Brothers Seed Co. | Confirmed no longer commercially available | |
| Sundancer | Seeded cultivar | Sundancer has Plant Variety Protection Applied For. Developed by the Univ. of Nebraska. | Arrow Seed Company (seed) - NE Johnston Seed Company (seed) - OK Stock Seed Company (seed) - NE |
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| SWI-2000 | Seeded cultivar | Developed by cooperation of the Seeds West Inc. and the Univ. of Nebraska US PVPA Certificate Applied for. | Seeds West, Inc. (seed) - AZ | |
| Tech Turf I | Seeded cultivar | See cultivar name 'Frontier Turffalo' for comments | See 'Frontier Turffalo' for comments | |
| Tatanka | Seeded cultivar | Developed by Univ. of Nebraska. | Confirmed no longer commercially available | |
| Texoka | Seeded cultivar | Developed by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with Kansas and Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations and the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Soil Conservation Service. | Barnert Seed Company (seed) - TX Curtis & Curtis, Inc. (seed) - NM Johnston Seed Company (seed) - OK Seedland, Inc. (seed) - FL Sharp Bros. Seed Co (seed) - CO, KS Stock Seed Farms (seed) - NE Turner Seed Company (seed) - TX Warner Brothers Seed Company (seed) - OK Wind River Seed (seed) - WY Wildseed Farms (seed) - TX |
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| Timeless | Seeded cultivar | This a trade brand name for SWI-2000, which was developed by the Univ. of Nebraska | Turner Seed Company (seed) - TX Justin Seed Company (seed) - TX |
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| Topgun | Seeded cultivar | Developed by the Barnert Seed Company. US PVPA Certificate Expired. | Barnert Seed Company (seed) - TX Wildseed Farms (seed) - TX |
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| UC Verde | Vegetative female cultivar | Developed by the Univ. of California system. US Plant Patent Protected. | High Country Gardens (plugs) - NM Nature Hills Nursery (plugs) - NE Todd Valley Farms, Inc. (sod, plugs) - NE |
Table 2. Detailed contact information for commercial sources of buffalograss cultivars and blends shown in Table 1.
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| A-1 Turf Farm 1320 14th St. Plano, TX 75074 Phone: 972-423-8814http://www.a1grass.com Email: a1grass@airmail.net |
Easton Sod Farms, Inc. PO Box 1041 Bixby, OK 74008 Phone: 918-366-2500http://www.eastonsod.com/ Email: sales@eastonsod.com |
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| Arrow Seed PO Box 722 Broken Bow, NE Phone: 800-622-4727 http://www.arrowseed.com/ Email: Info@arrowseed.com |
Emerald View Turf Farms 1722 Highway 79 O'Fallon, MO 63366 Phone: 636-978-2120http://www.emeraldviewturffarms.com Email: emeraldview@centurytel.net |
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| Barnert Seed Company 1897 CR 1018 Muleshoe, TX 79347 Phone: 800-262-9892http://www.barnertseed.com/ Email: natives@barnertseed.com |
Green Valley Turf Company 13159 N. US Highway 85 Littleton, CO 80125 Phone: 303-798-6764 http://www.gvt.net Email: joe3@gvt.net |
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| Billy Mayfield Turf Farms 1500 State Highway 60 N Bay City, TX 77414-8376 Phone: 979-245-7762http://www.mayfieldturf.com/ Email: billymayfield01@yahoo.com |
H Bar H Turf Farms 6270 South Osage Amarillo, TX 79118 Phone: 877-424-8873 http://www.hbarhturf.com Email: info@hbarhturf.com |
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| Bladerunner Farms, Inc. 802 Howard Road Poteet, TX 78065 Phone: 888-717-4455http://www.bladerunnerfarms.com Email: info@bladerunnerfarms.com |
High Country Gardens, Inc 2902 Rufina Street Santa Fe, NM 87507 Phone: 800-925-9387http://www.highcountrygardens.com/ |
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| Bluebird Nursery 519 Bryan Street Clarkson, NE 68629 Phone: 800-356-9164http://www.bluebirdnursery.com Email: sales@bluebirdnursery.com |
Johnston Seed Company 319 West Chestnut Enid, OK 73701 Phone: 800-375-4613 http://www.jeinc.com/seed Email: johnseed@johnstonseed.com |
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| Blue Sky Sod Farm 621 Wolf Springs Rd. Ferris, TX 75125 Phone: 972-544-2468 Fax: 972-544-2982http://www.blueskysod.com Email: paul@blueskysod.com |
Justin Seed Company 524 South Hwy 156 Justin, TX 76247 Phone: 940-648-2751 http://justinseed.com Email: seed@justinseed.com |
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| Curtis & Curtis, Inc. 4500 N. Prince Star RT. Box 8A Clovis, NM 88101http://www.curtisseed.com/ Email: seed@curtisseed.com |
King Ranch Turfgrass Wharton, TX 77488 Phone: 888-639-4727http://www.kingranchturfgrass.com/ Email: amilberger@krturfgrass.com |
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| Dayton Valley Turf 290 Kietzke Lane Reno, NV 89502 Phone: 775-337-2992http://www.daytonvalleyturf.com Email: info@daytonvalleyturf.com |
Nature Hills Nursery 9910 N. 48th Street, Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68152 Phone: 888-864-7663 http://www.naturehills.com |
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| North American Turf, LLP 312 N. Milton St. PO Box 261 Ingalls, KS 67853 Phone: 866-554-8873http://www.northamericanturf.com/ Email: joedowney53@hotmail.com |
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| Outsidepride.com, Inc. 915 N. Main Independence, OR 97351 Phone: 877-255-8470http://www.outsidepride.com Email:support@outsidepride.com |
Southwest Turf Farms, Inc. 214 39th Lane - Hwy. 96 East Pueblo, CO 81006http://www.southwestfarms.net/ Email: info@southwestfarms.net |
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| Pennington Seed, Inc. P.O. Box 290 Madison, GA 30650 Phone: 800-285-7333http://www.penningtonseed.com/ |
Stock Seed Farms 28008 Mill Road Murdock, NE 68407 Phone: 800-759-1520http://www.stockseed.com/ Email: dstock@stockseed.com |
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| Precure Nursery and Landscape 8125 W Reno Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73114 Phone: 405-789-4930 |
Todd Valley Farms, Inc. PO Box 202 950 County Rd M (East Hwy 92) Mead, NE 68041 Phone: 402-624-6385http://www.toddvalleyfarms.com/ Email: info@toddvalleyfarms.com |
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| Rod Grass Farm, LLC 3598 CR 456 El Campo, TX 77437 Phone: 979-543-7588 Email: rodfarms@ymail.com |
Tulsa Grass & Sod Farms, Inc. 13801 S. Memorial Bixby, OK 74008 Phone: 918-369-3662http://www.tulsagrass.com/ Email: cherrie@tulsagrass.com |
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| Savage Farms, Inc. 128 Lower Road West Deerfield, MA 01342 Phone: (413) 774-4935http://www.savagefarms.com Email: info@savagefarms.com |
Turffalo, Ltd. PO Box 177 Abernathy, TX 79311 http://www.turffalo.com/ Email: info@turffalo.com |
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| Seedland, Inc. 9895 Adams Road Wellborn, FL 32094 Phone: 386-963-2080http://www.seedland.com/ Email: help@seedland.com |
Turner Seed Company 211 County Road 151 Breckenridge, TX 76424 Phone: 800-722-8616http://www.turnerseed.com Email: turnerseed@turnerseed.com |
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| Seeds West, Inc. 3458 East 33rd Place Yuma, AZ 85365 Phone: 888-905-3434http://www.seedswest.com/ |
Warner Brothers Seed Company P.O. Box 101 Lawton, OK 73502 Phone: 800-467-7250http://www.wbseedco.com.htm Email: wbseedco@aol.com |
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| Seed Research of Oregon 27630 Llewellyn Road Corvallis, OR 97333 Phone: 800-253-5766http://www.sroseed.com Email: mbmenard@sroseed.com |
Wildseed Farms 100 Legacy Drive P.O. Box 3000 Fredericksburg, TX 78624 Phone: 800-848-0078http://www.wildseedfarms.com/ Email: orders1@wildseedfarms.com |
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| Sharp Bros. Seed Co. - Colorado 104 East 4th Street Road Greenley, CO 80631 Phone: 800-421-4234 http://www.sharpseed.com/ Email: inforequest@sharpseed.com |
Wind River Seed 3075 Lane 51 1/2 Manderson, WY 82432 Toll Free: 800-967-1798 Phone: 307-568-3361http://www.windriverseed.com/ Email: wrsales@windriverseed.com |
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| Sharp Bros. Seed Co- Kansas 1005 S. Sycamore Healy, KS 67850 Phone: 800-462-8493http://www.sharpseed.com/ Email: buffalo@sharpseed.com |
Dennis L. Martin, PhD
Professor & Turfgrass Specialist
Research Specialist
Justin Q. Moss, PhD
Associate Professor & Turfgrass
Research/Extension Scientist
David Hillock, MS
Consumer Horticulturist