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To: SAP residents participating in the Buckthorn Roundup- Sat., November 4 2000 P , All buckthorn must be cut and ready for pickup by 7 a.m. on Saturday November 4'h From: Mary Maguire Lerman 10-15-2000 Re: specific information —Read both sides before you proceed!!f I have spoken with the staff of the tree service that will be handling the buckthorn roundup in order to prepare this list of information for you. Over 30 residents throughout St. Anthony Park have signed up for the pickup of their buckthorn debris, so it is very important that every property owner have their brush prepared so that it can be quickly pulled from your front yard and chipped. Only residents that have submitted the buckthorn application form are receiving this information. How should you prepare your cut buckthorn for pickup? Keep in mind that you cannot block public sidewalks or streets with the cut branch esitrunks. If you are cutting your buckthorn down prior to Halloween, remember that children will be running about that evening-so be sure to place it where they will not be harmed. The tips of most branches of buckthorn have sharp thorns. It would be a good idea to somehow prevent neighborhood children from encountering your buckthorn brush. DO NOT place your cut buckthorn on the boulevard. Set your piles of buckthorn in your front yard, close to the public sidewalk, but not so close that the brush overhangs the sidewalk. DO NOT TIE OR BUNDLE the buckthorn in any way. DO pile the buckthorn so that all the cut ends of the branches are pointing towards the street. Then when the chipping crew arrives at your property, they simply need to pull it out on the boulevard and into the chipper.The length of the buckthorn stems does not matter as the tree service will be bringing a very large chipping unit. DO NOT place the buckthorn in piles taller than 4 feet. Any higher than that will make it difficult for the chipper operators to quickly pull and remove your buckthorn. If you need to, make rows of 4 foot high stacks in your front yard starting as close as possible to the city sidewalk. REMOVE any vines that may be growing around your buckthorn and do not include in the piles for pickup. These can be very dangerous for the chipper operators. We will not pickup any buckthorn with vines. When your buckthorn is cut, please check to see if you have any large diameter stems. If you have any stems that measure 3"across or larger, please call Dody at xxx-)o=. She is a SAP resident and a woodworker. She will come and examine your buckthorn to see if she can use it with her hobby. Buckthorn is a hardwood with great grain lines similar to what you encounter with walnut. Finallv, roots of buckthorn cannnot be out through the chipper. if you dig up your buckthorn. you must cut off the roots and dispose of yourself. The tree service will notpickur) any buckthorn with roots attached