Hole # 15

The Netleaf Hackberry (Celtis Reticulata) that grows along the river basins of the desert west is a small, hardy, drought resistant tree. This variety of Hackberry is found near the streams and rivers the high desert plateaus of Southern ldaho. The Hackberry Tree is very slow growling and its diminutive size is not indicative of its age.The Hackberry Tree on Number 15 green began its life and was a seedling when the original charter of the Buhl Country Club was signed in 1929. The Hackberry's fruit is edible and very sweet. Hackberries should be picked late in the fall after the leaves have fallen.The early pioneers of this region used the Netleaf Hackberry for fence posts, firewood, and a source of fresh fruit.