PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS SINCE HIS APPOINTMENTv
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NOT ALL GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS UNDERSTANDABLY
FOCUS ON TURFGRASS GROWTH AND CARE 4HAT MEANS THAT
MOST OF THE TREES ARE ON THEIR OWN UNLESS THERE IS A
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THAT GOLF COURSE TREES FACE ARE SIMILAR TO THE STRESSES
OF STREET TREES OR PARK TREESEG TOO MUCH OR TOO
LITTLE WATER IMPROPER PRUNING POOR SITE SELECTION OR
PLANTING TECHNIQUES OCCASIONAL EXCAVATION ETC
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TREES WE DONT USE OFTEN ENOUGH "ECAUSE THE TEXT
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