16's fairway

[AdamC]

I've been kinda absent on the forums so this might have already been covered, but what happened to the two guardian trees on 16's fairway?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kaemmn2fnogka1e/Photo%20Jun%2027%2C%205%2054%2059%20PM.jpg

I'm assuming these had to be removed due to that same beetle infestation?  Poor trees    I hugged the one still standing and I think it made him feel better about losing his friends.   

[BenC]

It was either the beetles, drought or root damage but they never came back this year.

[jhinck2]

How much does it cost to plant a few new trees?  I know that hole is still sloped to add a little difficulty, but those trees MADE that hole tough.

[Jake B]

WOW! That sure changes the hole.    I'm glad I can say that got to play it one more time before they were removed.... and birdied it.

[coops]

Yeah. That long position with that tree was probably the best (or among the best) holes on the course. I heard they were hit by lightning. In any case, hopefully something can be done to help make the hole better, still.

[jamidanger]

the "ferment" tree at the nelson is truly beetle proof, costs about 200 k and would make a fine addition to rosedale #16

[BenC]

It might have been lightning that finally got them cut down but they were dead before with no signs of a lightning strike. 

[coops]

Dead or not they were integral to the hole.

[zumagun]

Could some club money be used to purchase a hot air balloon?  Charging people for rides would generate cashflow, and when the balloon is not in use, It could be kept on the fairway of 16.

[robm]

KCFBC

[spnachio]

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Hey Rob, that balloon is the same colors as the triangle sticker on your bumper of your car. 

[Kelly Markum]

Haaaa

[robm]

No, I'm pretty sure my LBG sticker is black and white.

Yes.  LBG.






Lawrence Brewers Guild, what else would it be?

[Mike Hyzer]

How much does it cost to plant a few new trees?  I know that hole is still sloped to add a little difficulty, but those trees MADE that hole tough.

Small seedlings are cheap but they are also fragile and it takes a long time for.them to become "guardian trees". Any tree that would add immediate results to the hole would probably be a few hundred dollars when it's all said and done.

[john theiss]

mike, yes and no about cost of trees.  i bought two 25' London Plane Sycamores last fall for 100 a piece. industry standard is $80 and inch, and the trees i have our 4".  They are kicking ass this summer and doing great.  you just have to shop the nurseries.  sometimes they just want to get rid of the bigger trees.  i planted them myself.  Sycamores are fantastic trees.  i thought i heard that KCMO arborist was against them, not sure though. Maybe wyco is different.  i love them because they are a hardwood, can grow up to 6 ft a year, and the London Plane variety was one of the only trees to have survived in the city of London during the worst of the soot/coal burning.  they can survive heat well and prosper near water since they lack a single tap root and it makes it harder for them to drown in high water tables.

i got a couple pics but do not know how  to get them uploaded.  when you see them, you can't believe they only cost 100.