Re: Re: WAS Royal Paulownia NOW tree topping

Come back dear - Texas is here!!
LOL

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Jesse Bell
Sent: 4/1/2004 2:44:19 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] WAS Royal Paulownia NOW tree topping

> I don't mind as long as they are kind to the trees.  Really.  And we had 
> people ask the utility company "why do they let "people" plant trees under 
> the power lines anyway?"  Well, the trees were there BEFORE a lot of the 
> power lines were.  And if not, the birds that perch on those power lines 
> plant MOST of them with the seeds in the bird-droppings.
> 
> The trees can be cut and maintained without BUTCHERING them.  And I'm ready 
> to move south too....the older I get, the less I like the cold.
> 
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6
> 
> 
> >From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] WAS Royal Paulownia NOW tree topping
> >Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:29:33 -0500
> >
> >Jesse,
> >
> >Our power company has a pretty aggressive tree-cutting policy. We have to
> >have it because of the number of ice storms we get. However, it's an EMC
> >(Electric Membership Corporation), and as such, since we're member-owners,
> >it's pretty responsive. The crews use buckets instead of climbing, and
> >generally do proper 3 point cuts at the proper point.
> >
> >The county, however, is out of control.
> >
> >daryl  ( who remembers a freak snowstorm like that in New Jersey in - maybe
> >1979. One of the reasons we moved south!
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 2:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] WAS Royal Paulownia NOW tree topping
> >
> >
> > > When I lived in Kansas City eight years ago, we had a FREAK early snow 
> >in
> > > OCTOBER.  It was the big, heavy wet flakes that stick.  The leaves had 
> >not
> > > fallen off the trees yet!  So the weight of the snow snapped tree 
> >branches
> > > all over the city and we were without power for seven days.  Three 
> >people
> > > died because they walked out into their yards...in the snow...with power
> > > lines down and they were electrocuted.  I worked for a company that 
> >owned
> > > the utility company that had to answer the question of "WHY didn't they
> >trim
> > > the trees away from the power lines??"  Well, so many people had
> >complained
> > > they hadn't done it for 2-3 years.  It was a huge mess to deal with.
> > >
> > > Jesse Rene' Bell
> > > Claremore, OK
> > > Zone 6
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] WAS Royal Paulownia NOW tree topping
> > > >Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:42:54 -0500
> > > >
> > > >Zem,
> > > >
> > > >Our county has the same. They rip miles and miles of limbs off the 
> >trees
> > > >with the same justification. Here, of course, we do have ice storms 
> >every
> > > >year or two. The only problem is that the machine can only go about 15'
> > > >high, so if they miss a road for a few years, the branches are all 
> >*above
> > > >their reach, and hanging over the road.
> > > >
> > > >One year, they were apparently so frustrated that they cut right to the
> > > >wire
> > > >on about 300' of my fence line, then came back and gave it a buzz cut 
> >at
> > > >fence level. Never mind that 160 of those feet were 8x8' shrub roses
> >chosen
> > > >to just hide the fence while staying away from the road. That was the
> >front
> > > >yard. The side had several dozen native trees and shrubs, again chosen 
> >to
> > > >hide the fence, while also providing wildlife habitat. And then there
> >were
> > > >the pines and the oak at the corner, limbs shredded as you describe.
> > > >I was physically ill when I saw the destruction as I drove home from 
> >work
> > > >that evening.
> > > >
> > > >Daryl ( near "Deliverance" territory)
> >
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