Trim & Tidy

So, true to form, I have some City information to share.

One of the greatest complaints that citizens in Los Angeles have is that their Parkway trees are trimmed on a 12 to 15 year cycle (though they claim 7). Definitely not frequently enough. Lack of funds and an expanse of past neglected urban forest, this is the awful truth. So, people often call and hope that by indicating an unsafe condition or low hanging branch will bring out a city crew for a "spot trim."

Here's the interesting factiod:

Per L.A. City Code, street trees must be pruned to "raise the crown" to allow for an 11' clearance in the street. Trucks with a higher than 11' clearance may be out of luck if they're parking on Barrington to move out a student from all that housing north of Wilshire.