We started out this week by continuing our assault on the thick brush and trees near the green on Lakes 8. This is our second year working in this area due to the number and size of the trees that are creating problems from too much shade and limited airflow. A couple of the trees are 80 feet or taller, and because of the shadows they create we're having to go further into the woods to remove them. While on Lakes 8, we also cleaned up a large oak tree that separated from it's stump and fell late last year. This particular tree had two main trunks growing out of the same stump. After cleaning up the fallen trunk it was determined that the other trunk still standing had significant decay and had to be removed for safety reasons. It was hanging over the cart path at such a severe angle that it was only a matter of when, not if, it was going to fall and anyone passing underneath was in harm's way.
After finishing up on #8 we moved the operation to #7 and started removing trees that were casting heavy shade on the silver and blue/gold tees. If you recall from an earlier post, the staff began removing brush and smaller trees in these areas several weeks ago to speed up the removal process once the excavator was there. We also removed a maple tree that had up-rooted in a recent storm and was hung up in another tree across the cart path. It would have taken a tree company all day to perform the removal and cleanup, and cost around $2,000 just for that one tree. We had it down and cleaned up in an hour, and for a fraction of the cost thanks to the right equipment and exceptional staff members.
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| One half of a double-trunk oak tree down to the right of Lakes 8 fairway |
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| Significant decay inside the base of the other trunk still standing on Lakes 8 |
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| Here you can see the other part of the oak tree on the right side of the picture leaning over the cart path towards the fairway on Lakes 8 |
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| A large maple tree too close to the blue/gold tee on Lakes 7 |
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| Thin, unhealthy rough along the blue/gold tee on Lakes 7 from too much shade |
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| Even a highly maintained bentgrass tee can't compete with big trees |
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| Up-rooted maple hung up in an adjacent tree safely removed by the maintenance staff |
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