Golf Course Services

Trees are an important asset on your course; the variety and challenge of your design and the course’s overall aesthetics and natural beauty are affected by the health and placement of trees. Trees also represent a significant investment in terms of dollars and the degree of commitment required to sustain their health and longevity. Shady Lane offers a larger variety of services to your course than any other tree care company all year round. We would love the opportunity to walk your course and give our expert advice, saving you time and money in future years. Below is a list of services we provide to ensure your course is the very best it can be.

Creating a vegetation study with our newest hand held GPS device to provide an inventory of trees for the entire course or target areas. Trees are tagged with an I.D. number, sized, and their general health assessed with recommendations for future treatments.

Our new Organic Soil Solutions Program uses the highest quality compost tea with a specific blend of food sources such as molasses, kelp and soy. Our tea adds micro-organisms and with our food sources to help feed and cycle your soil biology. This will allow you to reduce the number of applications of fungicides and fertilizers, resulting in a greener, healthier course for you and your patrons.

Pruning to increase light and air penetration to the greens, and to maintain tree health and overall aesthetics. Pruning is also important for safety and liability reasons.

Removing hazardous trees or trees in confined areas and stumping the remaining root system so that the site is ready for future use. Cabling and Bracing to preserve and extend the life of trees at risk from structural weakness or damage from winds and storms.

Implementing our Plant Monitor Program to monitor insect and disease problems and recommend treatments to improve plant health. This program can include high focus areas such as the clubhouse, signature holes, specific tree species or the entire golf course. It can also be used as a one-time spray application to treat such problems as gypsy moth or tent caterpillars. Our staff are trained and licensed according to government regulations to treat any insect or disease. We focus on using the most environmentally aware products and methods to treat insect and disease problems.

Installing Lightning Protection Systems for trees that dictate the play of a hole or are historic trees at risk of lightning strikes.

Using our GroGun technology to combat the harmful effects of soil compaction on high traffic areas such as heavily used cart paths. The GroGun uses compressed air to fracture the soil and simultaneously add water and fertilizer to stimulate root growth.

Applying Mauget injections to control insect populations, or for nutrient deficiencies such as iron chlorosis. This is extremely effective for high traffic areas where other application methods are unsuitable.

We can also increase the amount of sunlight that filters on greens and tee boxes by using the latest technology. The SunSeeker™ software technology is based on a series of measurements of the green itself and the surrounding trees (trunks and major limbs). Data is then programmed into the software which calculates tree canopy density, blocking horizon and the exact location of the sun on that green on any day of the year. Fast, convenient and accurate to within a fraction of a centimeter, SunSeeker™ removes the guesswork from tree pruning and ensures the right amount of sunlight and airflow that are critical to healthy trees and turf.