Pat:
There're still some areas at Pine Valley that might have trees blocking some of the old shot angles, even from a few fairways, but again, they're considering some of those areas for clearing. I doubt they'll ever clear back to the extent you may be talking about from that old photo though.
I agree with you that trees should be cleared back on the right of #1 as they do block a short drive from the fairway. It would be hard to say what Crump would think of that as he was very particular about the right corner of that hole and actually brought the bunkering farther to the left on the inside.
#6 clearing way back on the right exposing a peak at the green would be awesome but I doubt they would ever do that!
#9 has some trees on the right which probably block some shot angles from the fairway to the right green (a green Crump neither planned or saw).
On #11 I would love to see clearing well back on the right to give the golfer almost a peak at the green from the tee but I actually think the trees semi-blocking a drive to the left, even if in the fairway is a great strategic feature using trees. Those left side trees in the driving zone force some really good tee shot options!
#12 it would be just great to see the bunkering on the left cleared of the tree overgrowth and expose the green from the tee. This could be up to 30-40 yards of clearing back.
On #13 Crump actually wanted the golfer on the tee to almost see the flag but that would take some real clearing back on the left. There's a ton of room between #13 & #15! But the tree outgrowth on the right through the fairway was very much planned by Crump and in my opinion is a fantastic strategic feature as it forces the long hitter not to go too far out to the right to safety and to also deal with the penal left side and for shorter drivers to deal with Hollman's hollow!
#15 needs some tree clearing along the right side and I think some real clearing on the hill to the left from about 100 yds in exposing the old bunkers on the hillside would be great. That would give a golfer the option of trying to hit a high fade into that green from the fairway, something that would likely be a very high demand and dangerous shot.
#17 is another story altogether.
But trees have been cleared on some holes. #2, #3 (notice all the expanse of sand here in the last year, particularly on the right near the green?), #4 to the left of the green, #6, #14!
As for sandy waste areas vegetating over the years--that's certainly true--some just overgrowth, and other areas for maintenance reasons such as the front to #2 and #18.
But "guest" above does have a point about the bunkering maintenance of Pine Valley. They still have no rakes on the course but they are starting to sand-pro much of the bunkering which was something that was rarely done in the past.
So it appears there's a little of this, a little of that going on maybe sort of going both ways but PV is still a super great golf course. There's an awful lot that a lot of courses could learn from PV, not the least of which is how much they venerate their designer!