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KUB has the legal right to enter properties to work on and around power lines within a reasonable area. KUB does not prune trees or vegetation growing near home service lines.

The line that brings electricity from the street directly into your home is your responsibility. For your safety, never prune a tree that is. KUB may also remove trees, brush, and vines that threaten poles or down guy wires (or that hinder crews' safe access to them). KUB removes all limbs above high voltage transmission lines because of their critical importance in delivering power to large numbers of customers. We also prune to a minimum foot clearance around transmission lines.

KUB contract crews are trained to prune only those trees that pose a hazard to electric transmission and distribution lines by growing within the standard safety maintenance zone. In addition to pruning trees, crews clear the utility maintenance zone of all brush, vines, and small tall-growing species of trees, which could grow to endanger lines. KUB takes our responsibility to provide safe, reliable power seriously. Our customer guide includes an overview of how we prune, your options to standard pruning, sample photos of used pto stump grinder trees, and answers to frequently asked questions.

You can also use our Tree Pruning Map to see if crews does kub trim trees be working in your area.

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This is more often an option for trees that have not been pruned before, rather than trees with regrowth from a previous pruning. KUB crews will make proper lateral pruning cuts to achieve standard clearance in three to four years during the next pruning cycle scheduled in your area, or sooner if the tree’s branches grow to endanger electric lines again before then.