First day of Spring

At 7:02 EST this morning, Spring arrived. You may not be able to tell due to the 28 degree temperature and blowing snow, but Spring is here.

Here are some pictures to make you feel better.

Out with the old......

In with the new. 

With the high winds we have had this week, some of the old cherry trees in the orchard between #6 and #8 blew over.

In the foreground, you can see one of the cherry trees that have "survived" while in the background you can see one that fell over. You can also see some of the 15 cherry trees we have planted over the last two years. It is our hope that we can rejuvenate the orchard back to the state it was when the golf course was built. To this end, we have planted the aforementioned cherries as well as nearly 40 apple and pear trees. We estimate that just to fill in the gaps of trees that have not survived, it will take another 30-40 trees. Once we have the gaps filled in, we will start to make decisions on existing trees.

Here you can see the rotted wood in the center of the trunk.