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Right Tree, Right Place: Small Tree Demonstration Planting In 1993, the City of Stevens Point received a grant from Wisconsin Public Service to develop a small tree demonstration planting. The planting provides examples of trees that rarely exceed 25 feet in height at maturity, and therefore do not interfere with overhead utility lines. Such trees require little trimming, if any, to keep their branches clear from the lines. The planting is located along the Wisconsin River in the 1400 block of Water Street, on the west side of the street under the utility lines. Public parking is available directly across from the planting on the east side of the street. Click the name of the tree in the list (below) to see a close-up picture and description of each kind of tree included in the demonstration planting.	1400 block of Water St. near Edgewater Manor
1) Pagoda Dogwood 6) Tartarian Maple 11) Canada Red Chokecherry             2) Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry 7) Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn 12) Prairie Gem Pear             3) Harvest Gold Flowering Crabapple 8) Sentinel Flowering Crabapple 13) Leprechaun Ash             4) Prairiefire Flowering Crabapple 9) Ivory Silk Japanese Tree Lilac 14) Ironwood             5) Amur Maple 10) White Candle Flowering Crabapple 15) Red Baron Flowering Crabapple
It is best to not plant directly under power lines at all, but if necessary, trees such as these are recommended for planting under, or in close proximity to, overhead power lines. Offsetting the trees is better than planting them directly under the lines. Other trees, shrubs, and flowers are also compatible with planting in close proximity to overhead utility lines. When selecting a plant, keep its mature size in mind. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Stevens Point Forestry Department at 346-1532, or E-mail the Forester.

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