Driving down the highway, especiall in the winter, you might spot a tree trunk with a few thick but short branches sticking out at the top….looking like a tree with a crewcut. Arborists say you’ve just seen a victim of tree-topping, a practice they’d like to see stopped.Sandra Harris reports…
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