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Preface

to the First Edition

WHEN I WAS asked to chair the Scarlet Restoration Committee at The Ohio State University Golf Club in 2003 by Director of Athletics Andy Geiger, little did I know that it would lead me to write this book.

We removed quite a few trees from the Scarlet Golf Course and I quickly realized there were no guides or writings listing desirable trees for use on golf courses. Naturally, this crosses over into many other areas, too.

With so many golf courses now taking out larger amounts of overgrown, poorly selected, and site-planted trees, it made sense that they have a replanting program established with the idea to plant trees more suitable to the golf course but more importantly for the growth of turfgrass.

I have tried very hard to make this user-friendly to all readers whether they are golf course superintendents, golf course architects, green committee members, horticulturists, arborists, grounds professionals, master gardeners, home gardeners, or homeowners.

Cultivars are listed but are not necessarily functionally better than the species. Cultivars are normally selected for marketing characteristics or purposes.

I sincerely hope this book is informative, useful, and educational for all of you. I also hope it provides thought and reason for help in selecting the desirable tree.

For additional copies of this book, please visit www.desirabletrees.com.