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Unfortunately, that's a death trap, Vectorman0. Usually, I loose one point on such occasions by putting around the tree. If you have nothing to loose, you can play it risky and try to strike as low as possible using a very strong club. You point left/right from the trunk, adjust the hook/slide curve accordingly and hope for the best to get your ball under the branches. Striking as high as possible with a very low club is sometimes also an option, but risky, and you won't travel far enough to save that strike anyway.
Yeah, I know. I'm of the mindset to take the risk straight through if I think I have a decent chance to make the green in one shot. Otherwise, playing it safe is better if I think I need to take two shots anyway.
I did a few test shots, and it seems impossible to draw any simple meaningful conclusions about how tree branches effect the shot. I am beginning to wonder if tree branches have a larger impact on the height velocity component (perpendicular to the fairway plane) of the ball, than the other components. It's hard to analyze without knowing how the game is designed at a deeper level.