My husband and I are native Memphians living in Phoenix. We have overhead power lines in our backyard and an easement. A couple of months ago APS, (Arizona Public Service) removed, stumps and all, 3 huge palm trees from our yard because they could present a problem. We didn't mind that so much, as they had become very expensive to maintain, harbored at times, even hornet nests, and dropped dead palm fronds and seeds on our patio, especially after the monsoon storms we have this time of year.
We were quite distressed, however, about their having to "top" one of two giant 30 feet tall Saquaro cacti in the back corner of our yard. They removed about five feet from the top, so it no longer has that classic nice Saquaro shape, but fortunately, the arms are still intact. We also lost the home (large hole) that had been home to several generations of cactus wrens.
It was great fun to watch Elvis, our neighbor's cat, sit on the block wall a few feet from the cactus and intently observe the birds, trying to decide if he should chance a leap on to the cactus. Thankfully, he never has!
Oh well, better than the entire neighborhood losing power because of our vegetation, I guess.
We were aware when we bought our house 30 years ago (when the plants were much smaller) that this could happen eventually, so we can't complain!
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