A player in our foursome asked about relief from a staked tree. I had never heard of such a rule, so I had to look it up.
It's a Local Rule that can be adopted - Protection of Young Trees. It's in Appendix I, Part A, Section 2b. Under this rule, the marked tree would be treated as an Immovable Obstruction (Rule 24-2b). This is a free drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole.
There was nothing about it on the scorecard, but the fact that the course staked the trees implies to me that they expect the local rule to be in place. Of course the player didn't ask about it until after he had played (without taking relief).
You learn something new with every round...
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