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I meant they cleared the undercanopy. I was just curious as to why they
did it the way they did. I understand the reason for trimming high,
just didn't know if it was better to do the whole tree or just the road
side, or if it didn't matter either way. None of the other trees along
the road were trimmed like this.

I would guess they gave those two a trim all the way around because they
wanted to maintain visibility and access on your driveway, as an
intersection. They don't care about the other trees that aren't at an
intersection.

Plus it keeps your trees balanced. Depending on the type of tree, if
you limb up just one side, the tree will be unbalanced in a heavy wind
and will be more likely to lose limbs or even split the trunk. Trees
that back against a forest are sheltered on the back side, trees that
back to your driveway are exposed to wind along your driveway.

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