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Posted by Tony Hwang on July 18, 2007, 11:20 am
John Reber wrote:
> dpb wrote:
>
>> John Reber wrote:
>>
>>> When I arrived home from work yesterday, something seemed different.
>>>
>>> I looked up and 2 trees on either side of my driveway had all of
>>> their branches cut off up to approx 25'. The trees are close to the
>>> road and I could understand branches being trimmed on the road side,
>>> but they cut all branches, including the ones on my side.
>>>
>>> Is this a normal cutting technique? There is no interference to
>>> utility wires, as all wire runs underground across the street from me.
>>>
>>> I did contact MD State Highway Administration, and the person I did
>>> speak to said my road was their jurisdiction, but the person who
>>> would know was out of the office, attending a meeting, but assured me
>>> they would return my call to answer any specific questions.
>>
>>
>> Not sure whether you mean the topped the tree at 25' or cleared the
>> undercanopy up to that height. Given it wasn't for utilities I would
>> assume it wasn't topped.
>>
>> Either is a fairly common practice by maintenance although the
>> abomination topping is fortunately less common than it once was (at
>> least in enlightened jurisdictions).
>>
>> If the trees are on the right-of-way, it would be likely they're
>> taking preemptive action for long term visibility concerns. If they
>> clear only the bare minimum of low branches required for visibility
>> today, it's not that long before it may be needed again. If they trim
>> high, takes a lot longer for it to be a problem again.
>>
>> Since the trees are in the street side right of way, they're theirs,
>> effectively, not yours. That they did all of them instead of leaving
>> them lopsided is probably better, actually than if they hadn't.
>>
>> Don't think there's much really to talk about...
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>
> Thanks for a quick response.
>
> I meant they cleared the undercanopy. I was just curious as to why they
> did it the way they did. I understand the reason for trimming high,
> just didn't know if it was better to do the whole tree or just the road
> side, or if it didn't matter either way. None of the other trees along
> the road were trimmed like this.
>
Hi,
IMO, to maintain balanced shape, good to look, good for the tree.
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