Maple trees planted behind #12 green.

 We planted two large Maple trees behind #12 green today. Golfers had been having difficulty seeing the flagstick because it blends in with the house directly behind the green. On a recent visit to Glendale, our golf course architect John Harbottle, chose the locations for the trees.  The Maples are of the variety "Autumn Blaze." The autumn blaze maple tree is a unique combination of good traits from the red maple and silver maple. The qualities mixed by the autumn blaze maple tree are brilliant orange-red color in the fall, dense and healthy branching, and enhanced growth that protects from insects and disease.The autumn blaze maple tree will grow to fifty or sixty feet tall and have a mature spread of thirty to forty feet. They are not a susceptible to storm damage as the silver maple, as they received stronger wood from their red maple parent. These trees also have the ability to grow in most soil conditions.The autumn blaze maple tree has recently become one of the most requested trees in the United States and is quickly growing in popularity in other countries as well. It is especially asked for because it has the vigor and adaptability of the silver maple, as well as the strength and beauty of the red maple. It was named Urban Tree of the Year in 2003.

 Thanks to Bill, Kyle, Frank, and Vic for planting the trees. They did a great job of getting them in straight, as they were quite large and hard to handle.