And one of the worst things is that I had a professional landscaping company come in this spring to trim that tree as well as other shrubs on the property. Now that investment is lost, as far as the tree is concerned. |
I called the city arborist the next day and he told me they couldn't do anything. Virginia Power has the right to cut on my property due to an easement over private property. |
That magnolia tree has been there nearly 50 years and has never posed a threat to the power lines. They also showed up when I was a work and did all their cutting when nobody was home. |