Some very big trees hitting the ground - Don't panic, they aren't on the golf course.

Any of you living near the golf course probably heard the shrill buzzing of chainsaws for most of the day today.   Right in the middle of our compound back here are 3 gigantic cottonwood trees that have become serious safety hazards due to their size.  About 6 years ago, one of them let go of a limb that totalled my car!  As you will see in the below pictures, the trees are about 120 feet or taller, and as is typical with cottonwoods, the limbs in the highest portion of the tree are extremely large.  Many well over a foot in diameter. 

Every season, we have a few close calls with large limbs landing in or around the compound.  The area under these trees is where our employees park their cars, our dirt and materials are handled and stored, and the turnaround is used by any vehicle traffic that passes through our area.  In other words, it's a high traffic area.

Also, with the future of our compound hopefully involving some expansion and improvements (material handling bins, new septic field, moving of fuel tanks from behind #8 green etc.) it will really open up the space and make the possibilities endless.  Also, we won't miss the insane amount of leaves and "cotton" that these trees deposit each year in and around our buildings and equipment. 

There is a fourth tree that will be coming down that is large and currently leaning over one of our buildings.  A ticking time-bomb as it were.

Most importantly, you won't miss them from any important view on the golf course!

As you can see, they are not small trees.

The limbs are large and create a dangerous canopy over our entire parking and staging area.

The large oak tree that seems to lean a little closer to our building each year.

The trees don't even really block the shop area from view.  We won't miss the huge amount of leaves and "cotton" that litter our shop every year.