Power and pruning pole question

Tree_Frog

Tree_Frog

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I am currently not a certified line-clearance arborist and have not been having much luck on an internet search finding out if my corona pole pruner set up will work in this situation. I have 25' maple that I need to start shaping away from some power lines. It is a nice tree just bad location. It is not touching the lines yet but are close and extend past the height of the lines.

I want to be as safe as possible and I will be pruning from the ground keeping my equipment outside the 10' range. My question is if I can use the corona pruner with the hollow orange poles to prune this tree or am I going to have to get the Jameson core filled dielectric with either the marvin head or saw for this application.

Thanks for your help.
 

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A clean, dry fiberglass pole will work. Cut the pieces small enough so that they will fall through the wires. And cut all stubs off so they will not hang on the wires. Make sure it is not precipitating at the time of the pruning.
 
Law require that the tree has 10 foot of clearance before a non line clearance tree worker can work on the tree.

The hollow poles IMO are not worth the risk. Foam filled are better for this type of application. We test ours each year.

Not worth the risk.
Call the utility and ask them to clear the lines for you.JM2C
 
Geez louise

I'm no expert on maples but looks to me wrong choice for spot. The tree is just a baby and looks like the central trunk is only 2' away from the wires.

The canopy will spread what ... 20' to 30' each side of the trunk?

Personally, I would be thinking about digging it up and moving it, what belongs in that spot is a bush or shrub not a tree.

What's the Ht and spread of that maple in maturity?
 
Wrong tree wrong place.

Property owners that plant large growing trees under the power lines should be billed for the needed line clearance trimming IMO.

I think digging it up in this case exposes the digger to high voltage.
 
I would just jump up in there with a handsaw and a pair of hand pruners and do some shaping. No chance of those wires hurting you.
 
Unless you plan to round it over and continue shaping it for life I would say get rid of the tree. It looks like it is directly under the power line and will never look proper even if it was directionly prunned. As said before "wrong tree, wrong place".
 
Thanks for the input. I ended up writing the tree up as a removal for the local utility company. After consideration and the advice, as stated, it is not worth the risk.

Big John, do you think that an aluminum ladder with a silky pole pruner would have been best. haha.


I recommended a shrub replacement.

Ekka, maples will get in the neighborhood of 20-27 meters high and wide. Good guess.

I appreciate the help,
 
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