They were canvasing our neighbood a couple weeks ago, looking for trees
near power lines. We have a couple hackberrys that will soon be growing
into the lines. They offered to either top the tree or remove it. Since
it's a hackberry and I've seen what they do to trees they top, I decided
to have it removed.

They said they won't remove the stump but "paint" something on the cut,
to kill it. Anyone know what this stuff is? Should I be concerned about
my nearby garden, which is down hill from the hackberry?

The cool part is since the tree they are removing is "big enough" I get
a free tree. I have my choice of Texas Redbud, Mountain Laurel or youpon
holly. I'm getting the Redbud. The downside is they tell us where to
plant it, and have us agree to water it regularly.

Thanks