After working with a career arborist for several years, I am here to say planting street trees IS a good idea. There are several tree species that are suited to urban/street tree life that don't grow to be terribly tall. And most of the lines running along the sidewalks aren't high voltage lines, so it's not a big worry about the tree and the lines hanging out together. And street trees are aesthetically pleasing, help clean the air, provide shade and make the neighborhood more inviting!

rjw.

At 03:21 PM 5/3/2004, William Zardus wrote:
Trees are good but planting them in the area between
sidewalks and curbing doesn't make any sense to me,
unless you think growing a tree directly under power &
telephone lines is a good idea.

I always wonder what someone is thinking when they
plant a tree under a power line.

Maybe they think their tree will have a 6th sense
and somehow know to grow around the power line
so that Aspundh wont have to come out and
butcher it 10-15 years after it was planted ?

The best thing to plant between sidewalks and curbs
is green grass.

WRZ

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From: Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [UC] water heater question
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 08:36:43 -0400

>Do you happen to have curbside fencing ?
>A lot of installers like to "get over" on dopes
>who have curbside fencing, especially if
>their last name is Diller or Cassidy.

Alas, no. my curbside fencing has all been forceably removed by drunks and
miscreants. Perhaps I can use the sawed apart halves of the water heater to
protect my plants from being trod upon. I was also thinking I could just
plant a tree there.

Maybe next weekend.

Kyle
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