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Author(s):Mecklenburg, Götz
Author Affiliation:Dipl.-Ing Landschaftsarchitekt BDLA
Title:Der Wald bringt's
Translated Title:The forest brings it
Source:Greenkeepers Journal. Vol. 6, No. 1, March 1994, p. 16, 21-24.
Publishing Information:International Greenkeepers' Association
# of Pages:5
Collation:Fachwissen kurz + buendig
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf courses in the environment; Natural environment; Native vegetation; Tree maintenance; Tree environmental effects; Overshading; Trees
Abstract/Contents:Shortly after having been established, a golf course environment takes on a life of its own. A greenkeeper should, therefore, be knowledgeable about not only the turf surfaces, but the surrounding areas as well, paying particular attention to the trees. Trees not only demarcate the various sections of a golf course and pose a challenging obstacle to the golfer, they comprise a biotope separate unto themselves and need be understood if they are to augment the overall environmental health and quality of a golf course. The differences between trees needing large amounts of light and those needing primarily shade need be appreciated; a tree receiving the improper amount of light will quickly die. Both deciduous and evergreen, fast and slow growing trees can planted or moved around a golf course so long as the effects that they have on the turfgrasses is clearly understood. A single tree as well as a group form a micro environment, with its own host of plants and animals, particularly insects in its midst. If such groups are constructed in such a way that they form a kind of interlocking net, rather than isolated islands, it becomes easier for these organisms to occupy all available space. If only islands of trees exist, it is sometimes necessary to construct stepping stone biotopes (Trittsteinbiotope) to facilitate their moving. Trees, both those with shallow root systems and those with deeper running ones, compete with their surrounding turf grasses for both the water and nutrients that are intended for the turf alone. Trees can easily over shade delicate turf, reducing its circulation and rendering it more succeptible to a host of diseases. Trimming the roots of the trees is one method of control; planting them in such a manner that they never grow within 10m of a green or other sensitive turf surface is another.
Language:German
References:0
Note:Pictures, color
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Mecklenburg, G. 1994. Der Wald bringt's. (In German) Greenkeepers J. 6(1):p. 16, 21-24.
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