Melalueca removal

Last week we completed the removal of 15 invasive melaleuca trees on #13 Bobcat.  These trees were particularly undesirable because they hid 7 beautiful royal palm trees as well as provided a great deal of shade to the 1 tee on #13.  The palms are now exposed and the tee will be much healthier now with adequate sunlight.

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Melaleucas are considered an invasive species, native to Australia.  The roots absorb a great deal of water and they were introduced to the area in the early-mid 1900's in hopes of draining the land.  However, they had a negative impact on the environment because they reproduce rapidly and grow very close together.  Trees that grow so densely (less than a foot between trunks in some cases) cause great harm to large birds such as herons, eagles, hawks, and osprey that cannot maneuver between the tight spaces.