Raising the Canopy

This fall the Blue Hills Turf Crew began another tree project involving the removal of dead limbs, raising the tree canopy, and overall removal of dead decaying trees. We began the project towards the start of November by removing a few dead trees like the cluster of crab apples near hole number 4 tee box. There was another crab apple that was struggling on number 18 about 120 yards out from the green. We removed a few bigger trees that were beginning to grow hollow and already decaying towards the top of the tree. A few examples are the ash tree on the left side of 18 and another one on the right side around 250 yards out. Then we took a look and removed the two maples on the right side of 7 fairway behind the right bunker. These decisions will only benefit the turf health and possibly a few golf shots out on the golf course. We will be assessing more trees throughout the winter months and will make a decision whether those trees will need to be removed as well.