Tree Work...Orchard 6 & Lakes 9

Last week we finished up on Orchard 6 by removing the dead trees in the left hazard at the beginning of the fairway.  They had been dead for many years and were an eyesore from the tee.  I was also able to get a better picture on Orchard 6 after all the snow melted.

So far this week we finished removing the pine trees along the tennis courts and started cleaning up around the green on Lakes 9.  The trees and brush along the right greenside bunker had become so thick that grass wouldn't grow along the outer edge and roots were visible in the bunker sand.  As an added benefit, the back portion of the green will now receive full sun and stay drier in the spring and fall.  While on Lakes 9, the staff also spent a good deal of time cleaning up the overgrown area to the right of the cart path just past the green.  The tangled mess of honeysuckle, jaggers, locust and sumac was very unappealing and didn't fit the manicured look of the course and surrounding homes.

Orchard 6...before

Orchard 6...after

Dead trees left of Orchard 6 fairway

30" diameter stump from a dead poplar tree removed on Orchard 6.
You can stick your entire arm down into the cavity.

Dense trees and brush right of Lakes 9 green

No chance of getting turf to grow in these conditions

Overgrown area just past Lakes 9 green...before

Overgrown area...after