Save the 29 trees lining Ladies Mile Highway, Queenstown, NZ


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2016-02-08 02:46

These trees form an important scenic entry to the Frankton/Queenstown urban areas. They were there before the power lines went in so the power company should have realised the possibility that they would grow into the lines. The lines should be moved or buried and the trees kept. If both the trees and the lines stay where they are then the trees need to be trimmed periodically in a professional manner. In the past, the un- professional trimming has left most of the trees with lop-sided hacked out chunks on the side nearest to the wires. The correct method would be to reduce the height of each tree over the entire canopy in a more balanced manner.