This week we removed a tree behind 17 green. This mature pin oak looked healthy and seemed to be out of the way in terms of affecting our golf course. Since the tree was so tall, it casted a large shadow on the south end of the green. During the winter months this is problematic especially during a snow event. The sun can't penetrate through the branches of the tree because of the sun angle being lower in the sky as compared to the summer months when the sun is higher. This will cause the snow to sit long periods of time on the surface, the same is true when it comes to frost. When looking at the pictures you will also notice that the tree, although looked healthy, it was beginning to rot from the inside out. This of course wasn't our intention, because it didn't show any signs of rot from the outside, but it goes to show what most of our mature trees might be experiencing on our golf course.
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