Happy New Year!!
January has been a busy month for us even with all the snow. Tree pruning and stump grinding were the primary focus early on, then we began tree removal in areas that could be accessed in the snow.
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| Tree pruning behind Orchard #3 green. Late fall and winter is the ideal time to prune Oak trees to minimize the spread of Oak Wilt fungal disease. |
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| Grinding a large stump behind Lakes #9 gold tee. |
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| Stump grinding behind Lakes #8 green. Our goal was to have all the stumps ground before the snow fell, but a couple had to be completed in the snow. |
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| The creek behind Orchard #3 green is notorious for backing up and flooding the low area in front of Orchard #2 fairway after heavy rains. The excess water first had to be pumped down to expose the drainage pipes that run under the cart path. Then several cart-loads of debris including a few logs were removed from the pipes and the remaining water drained away. |
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| Removing dead trees on the right side of Lakes #5 near the beginning of the fairway. |
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| A hollow Oak tree removed for safety reasons near Lakes #8 white tee. We knew this tree was in poor health, but we didn't realize how much decay had occurred until it was cut down. |
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| Tree removal on Lakes #8 near the white tee. |