National Grid Says Smart Tree Planting Can Help Avoid Power Outages.Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2004 The start of the spring landscaping season and the approach of Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. Day, April 30, puts tree planting on the minds of many homeowners. National Grid national grid Noun Brit & NZ 1. a network of high-voltage power lines linking major electric power stations 2. the arrangement of vertical and horizontal lines on an ordnance survey map and its New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. Massachusetts Electric Company, Narragansett Electric Company, Granite State Electric Company, Nantucket Electric Company and New England Power Company offer the following tips to planting trees that will not interfere with utility services: -- Buried lines may be where you least expect them. For the location of buried lines in New England call Dig Safe at 1-888-344-7233 at least 3 full days before your dig. -- When planting, look both up and down to determine the proper tree location relative to overhead and underground utility lines. Utility companies regularly remove damaged, diseased dis·eased adj. 1. Affected with disease. 2. Unsound or disordered. or dead trees and must trim others that pose hazards to safety and service reliability in communities across the United States. -- Ask your nursery or landscape professional for a species appropriate for the location. Proper tree placement and species selection now will avoid utility line conflicts, needs for tree trimming or removals as the trees grow and mature in the future. -- If planting near a utility line can't be avoided, be sure that trees planted within 25 feet of overhead utility lines are species that mature to a height of not more than 30 feet. Some examples of appropriate species are: Hedge or Amur Maple, many varieties of flowering Crabapple, Japanese Tree Lilac Noun 1. Japanese tree lilac - small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers Syringa amurensis japonica, Syringa reticulata lilac - any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers , Eastern Redbud redbud or Judas tree, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cercis, handsome plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), covered along the branches in the early spring with deep rose or (rarely) white flowers resembling pea blossoms. and American Hornbeam. An information sheet from National Grid on how to avoid tree and utility line conflicts, which includes a listing of recommended low growing, utility compatible tree species is available by going to the National Grid web site at www.nationalgridus.com and clicking on safety. National Grid's core business is the transmission and distribution of electricity. Its electricity delivery network includes 12,000 miles of transmission lines and 72,000 miles of distribution lines. The company also has subsidiaries engaged in natural gas distribution. National Grid USA National Grid USA (NGUSA) is a utility in the United States. NGUSA is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Grid plc, an international, London-based company. The utility operates electricity transmission across 29,000 miles and delivers electricity and natural gas to areas of the is a subsidiary of National Grid Transco, an international energy delivery business with principal activities in the regulated electric and gas industries. |
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