Tessellation has noticeable difference between adding a Static Mesh and Painting with Foliage

Adding a static mesh to a scene has different tessellation than when painting the same mesh with the foliage brush.

1. Open a new project in 4.9.1
2. Add a sphere to the scene by dragging it from the content browser.
3. Add the same sphere mesh from the content browser to the foliage tool.
4. Paint a sphere next to the the first one
5. Go to wireframe view

Expected: Same tessellation and wireframe
Result : Different calculation of tessellation between spheres

Tessellation and Foliage cause the Video Driver to crash

Tessellation and Foliage cause the Video Driver to crash

Tessellation and Foliage cause the Video Driver to crash

Tessellation on Foliage not working