They should have just dropped it!
Agreed
Around here, they also sub the line clearing out to large companies that specialize in nothing but that. But they are still idiots. They will butcher a tree and not think twice. I am okay with trimming, and understand why it needs done, but as a homeowner, just take the darn thing out and not worry about it ever again.
The trimmers and power company DO take input from homeowner around here though. They (power company) come through and mark the trees. Red X means remove Blue X means trim. About 3 years ago they were through here. I couldnt believe how they marked some of them:mur: I called them and told them to meet me out here and we would discuss things.
1. They marked in red a 8' tall eldeberry bush at the corner of my drive. I asked why as it was clearly NOT tall enough to reach the lines and gives them their 10-12' clearence. He said they though it was some type of plant that would climb the pole it was next to. I convinced him it wasnt and they left it alone.
2. They marked in red a ash tree that was about 20' from the lines at the base, and only a few small limbs within their 12' zone. I asked why it was red. They said cause it was ash and they were clearing ALL ash with in falling range of the lines due to the EAB. I told them I would rather they just trim my ash trees (I have a ton of them) and let mother nature run its course and give me time to establish other species. Now this ash tree was like two trees, forked at the base with each leg being about 12" diameter. Anyway, elec company complied and marked it with a blue X. a few days later when the trimmers came though, there was 2 crews so I couldnt watch both. They cut the one leg of that ash clear to the base. I was Pi$$ed. He gave me some crap about trimming to 1/3 of the lateral crap and they had to take it. I told him he may as well drop the other leg to as it now dont have a fighting chance.
3. I had a TALL and clearly DEAD white pine within falling range of the lines and leaning that way. It wasnt marked. (probably cause it wasnt an ash). I had them take that too.
I could go on, but...well you get the idea. Just makes me wonder about all those people who spent big $$$ to treat their ash trees and then they were all cut down if they were within range of the line :mur:
You think they trimmed it with one of these?
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Which hangs from this:
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This landed in my yard to refuel. Was great fun to watch!
Never seen one of them before but thats neat.