HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Hopkinsville Electric System offers a tree replacement program for trees that have grown into and interfere with power lines, according to the HES website.
If a customer allows HES to cut down such a tree, HES will then plant a tree in its place. This new tree will have a small enough mature height so as not to interfere with the power lines. This eliminates the need for HES crews to routinely trim the tree and also allows the customer to have an attractive tree that can grow and develop to maturity.
Customers may choose between a Pink Dogwood, Redbud, White Dogwood, Purple-leaf Plum, Crab Apple, and Dwarf Fruit Tree, HES said.
Once a tree is removed, the replacement tree will only be planted certain times of the year, approximately Nov. 1 through May 1. The replacement tree will be planted in the general vicinity of the tree cut down and is guaranteed to be alive and produce leaves the spring after planting. The tree becomes the responsibility of the customer and if it is evident that there has been lack of care of the tree, no replant will be given.
To learn more about the program or if you have a tree that may qualify for the Trade-a-Tree program, call 270-887-4291.