Asplund

[NellieBly]

When on private property to trim trees for PSO are they supposed to solicit other tree work? They offered to cut down an elm tree on a friend's property for $800 cash only. She said they said something about making it appear they cut it down as part of their PSO work.

[inteller]

she should tell that to PSO.

[Conan71]

My mother got a free trim of her river birch by the city last week.  She said they've got a program trimming back anything within 12 feet of the street which might fall on cars.  That was the first I'd heard of it.

[Gaspar]

We've been seeing this guy driving through our neighborhood in an old beat up Saturn with 3 or 4 different colors of primer on it, and each tire is a different kind and size.  On the side of the car is a yellow cardboard sign affixed with silver duct-tape.  No ladders, just an old chain-saw in the back seat.

The sign says "Tree Sirvice".


I think I'll hire that guy!

[NellieBly]

Called the arborist -- they were very interested.

[sgrizzle]

While I believe they can solicit other work (they're not slaves,) I'm not sure about the "making it look like the PSO work" and not really sure what the point would be.

I have seen contract trimmers working for the city trimming tree in right of ways and along streets, albeit not many of them. It led to the TW article about the Riverside residents arguing about a tree that was trimmed in their right-of-way, although they had no idea where the ROW was.

[NellieBly]

According to the PSO girl, they aren't supposed to solicit work while on their job.

[Conan71]

I had to laugh because I noticed finally yesterday or Saturday that they had marked a 3/8 diameter by about 3' tall "tree" in my back yard for removal.  They should have just put that in the note they left on my door and asked me to remove it and I would have gladly done it.  Would have only taken a pair of nail trimmers to cut it out anyhow.  [}:)]

[patric]

You cant even get tree trimmers to unplug their nostrils around this place for less than $1000.

Ill bet if just a fraction of the money PSO funnels to Asplundh went instead to undergrounding, we would end up with both reliable power and a healthier urban canopy.