David E. Ross wrote:
On 11/6/11 2:42 PM, Kay Lancaster wrote [in part]:

When choosing trees, it's also useful to look
up --- here in Oregon, we live with trees heavily butchered for
power line clearance, a sad sight indeed for a mighty old oak or a
flat-topped doug fir.


In southern California, the utilities lop off the tops of palms for
power line clearance. Of course, this kills the palms. However, they
leave the trunks standing. When dry, a dead palm trunk can burn like
gasoline and destroy the power lines above it.

Here we have two different departments who work together. The
Beautification Department plants trees under power lines. The Uglification
Department cuts the centre out of them to stop them touching the lines.

D