Mowing along a fence line will help to keep the area.

The gas lines are underground. Cutting branches is not going to have any effect on those lines. When you get to a branch that is too thick for the loppers, use the sawzall on it, it is easy to handle and won't overpower you. Cut the stumps as close to the ground as you. Tree Roots and Gas Lines. Steel pipelines that carry gas are treated with a protective coating to resist corrosion and carry a small amount of direct current. Tree roots are drawn to the loose.

Oct 13, Most stump grinders take it down" below grade. Well above where your gas and electric should be buried. You didn't fill in your profile with location so we can't tell you how deep the utilities should be buried but you can look it up.

Also, keep this incident in. Utilities are particularly interested in where and how trees are planted. In addition to ensuring your trees will not grow into overhead power lines, you should not plant closer than 25 feet from any natural gas transmission line. When planting a tree, here's what you need to know. NorthWestern Energy applies a protective coating to steel pipelines and adds a small amount of direct current to mitigate corrosion.

Why does tree bark fall off back or cut smaller growth near the base of the tree growing along the fence line. Use pruners, if necessary, to help remove the small growth. 2 Cut the tree as close to the ground as.

Apr 23, Just dialor visit callcom, and set up an appointment to have your underground utilities marked for free. Your request will be routed to your local water, gas, electric and other utility companies, and a rep will come out to your property to mark utility lines with a flag. Choosing trees to plant near underground utilities. Aug 21, Gas might be as shallow as 12", electric should be at least 2' deep.

I'm guessing from small size of stumps that the houses were built first and trees added soon after. Power and gas lines were probably ran either just before or concurrent with home construction.