PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Morell, John D. TI - Utility and Municipal Communications Relating to the Urban Forest AID - 10.48044/jauf.1988.065 DP - 1988 Nov 01 TA - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 273--275 VI - 14 IP - 11 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/14/11/273.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/14/11/273.full SO - JOA1988 Nov 01; 14 AB - Municipal and utility companies working together can protect and enhance urban trees. Augering, instead of trenching, through the root zone area of trees using the Parkway Tree Augering Specification developed by the Municipal Foresters in Northeast Illinois, and using various trimming techniques other than “topping”, for clearance of electrical transmission lines, should be used to protect the urban tree population.