Court Growth
Many types of vegetation can grow on tennis courts.
A synthetic grass court overgrown with moss and algae
Nature taking over a red porous court
An acrylic hardcourt covered with lichens
A neglected granitic sand court
Almost too late for this tennis court
Court Growth List
Star weeds grow in clusters sometimes up to
hundreds thick.
They are hard to get rid of once established.
We call these grass like weeds Aussies because
they are green
and gold. They can take over a whole court or just sections
of it.
Red or orange algae is normally seen growing
along white lines.
It appears to like a combination of reflected sunlight and
moisture.
Algae blisters grow in clusters on synthetic
grass and have the
appearance of sultanas. They can grow in the sand base or
above the court surface.
Slime mould in synthetic grass has the appearance
of black oil.
It is thick like treacle but can be treated with chemicals.
Moss spores can make a court look brown as
spores grow
above the parent plant. The parent plant dies and the spores
grow in clusters the next season.
Jelly algae seen here on synthetic grass. Very
rare but a strange
species and probably the most slippery.
.
A fleshy green lichen cluster shown on a
red porous court.
These grow down into the court surface and can damage the
court.
Green slime, needs very wet conditions to grow
Common moss seen on most tennis courts during winter
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