This is a video of one of the trees coming down between 10 and 12. One of the planned projects for 2012 is the renovation of this tree line. We are removing damaged, declining, and nuisance trees in order to promote a good growing environment for the desired trees and new turfgrass. Mulch beds will be installed around the remaining trees. Tree roots and shade often out compete surrounding trees and turfgrass and lead to a decline in turf and tree quality. The smaller amount of trees will encourage the remaining trees and new turf to thrive. Additional irrigation will be installed to achieve head to head coverage and to promote great turf conditions. (Read more about our irrigation system here.) The golf course has a great irrigation system but irrigation was not installed in tree lines in order to minimize damage to tree roots. We will trench very carefully outside of tree drip lines to minimize root damage. I took this video on my cell phone and have learned that I need to shoot video from a horizontal orientation and script these videos; "and that's how we drop trees when they are dead" was not a captivating ending. Our team has accomplished a lot this week and are right on track to accomplish all of our winter goals.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tree 10 CC
