climbingmonkey24
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I trimmed some branches away from the roof on this tree back in 2017.
The guy called me back and wants me to thin it out and remove dead wood.
You can see there is power lines through the left side.
Last time I climbed it I just stayed away from that side. Obviously it probably has had more growth since then.
I’m unsure whether I should be worried about climbing away from the lines but electricity traveling through tree? I climbed it a couple years ago, but if there’s more growth which could mean more contact between tree and wires is that cause for concern possibly?
To be clear, I would stay away from the lines altogether but if the current could travel even if I’m away from it then I shouldn’t even be up there in the first place right?
Here’s a pic of the tree with wires on the left side:

The guy called me back and wants me to thin it out and remove dead wood.
You can see there is power lines through the left side.
Last time I climbed it I just stayed away from that side. Obviously it probably has had more growth since then.
I’m unsure whether I should be worried about climbing away from the lines but electricity traveling through tree? I climbed it a couple years ago, but if there’s more growth which could mean more contact between tree and wires is that cause for concern possibly?
To be clear, I would stay away from the lines altogether but if the current could travel even if I’m away from it then I shouldn’t even be up there in the first place right?
Here’s a pic of the tree with wires on the left side:

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