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      Grating might also be for protection from things like nesting birds. I prefer this over the obvious fake but pretending to be a tree versions.

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        California does a good job with the tree disguises so I’m a fan of them. You can still tell but still nicer. Not sure about other places lately

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          I looked up some images, and there’s some that aren’t bad. The ones on the East that I’ve seen are the basic skinny tower with some Christmas tree-like foliage up and down, jutting far above the pine trees, so they stick out more than if they had just left it a bare tower.

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        As much as I agree the fake trees seem fake, they’re surprisingly effective.

        I’ve asked people about cell towers on a hill nearby, and no one has ever noticed them. I tell them they look like fake trees, they still don’t know.

        Our brains are pretty good at filtering out seemingly useless information.

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      Thanks you, it’s directly in front of my house and I’m always curious what it was XD