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We have two trees on the sidewalk in front of our house. They have grown a lot over the years, and now they need trimming since the branches are hitting the power lines. Does anyone know whether we can call any trimming service we like? Do we have to call the city or need any permission? Does the city have to take care of it? If not, can the expense be deducted from MA or Fed taxes?... Anyone else with this problem?

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nvidia99999.livejournal.com

Probably they want to minimize the number of times they have to do it and trim as much as they can when they do it. Fine by me.

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masswich.livejournal.com

Except that too much trimming can traumatize a tree and kill it.

I'd be very careful about hoping the City trims the tree (if you like it). I have mostly seen them take the cheap and easy way out and either just chop it down or butcher it. When they redid the street I used to live on they took down 6 or so of the 8 mature trees (one because the owner of the house behind it asked them to, not because it needed it.) They replaced some of the trees. Then one tree which was poorly supported while the sidewalks were out fell down - not fatally, just tipped over in the wind with its root ball intact. Rather than put it upright they just hauled it away and it took some asking to get it replaced. Then the replacement tree died because it wasn't watered. And so on.

I hope this city starts to think about street trees as a quality of life and tax base issue rather than something only hippies care about...

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nvidia99999.livejournal.com

They planted a bunch of trees along SOmerville Ave, near Porter Sq... THey are still small, but I hope they grow fast because in the Summer that part of town gets really hot.