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Safety for Everyone - Trees and Power Lines
Recommended Trees
Listed below is a partial list of recommended trees for planting under or near power lines. These trees may not be appropriate for every microclimate in California. Another source of information about tree species is the Selectree for California web site at http://selectree.calpoly.edu/.

Photos (with the exception of Hawthorne, Malus spp, Pyrus callyerana, and Arbutus) by Dennis Rosenberg, Metaphor Media


Partial List of Recommended Trees

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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
spring blooming with striking pink flowers, heart-shaped leaves
Mature height: 35 feet
Mature spread: 35 feet
Sunset Zones 1-3, 7-20
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Lemon Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus)
 spring flowering, with red bottlebrush-like flowers
Mature height: 25 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 8, 9, 12-24
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Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
 summer blooming, white flowers; fall color; winter fruiting, attracts birds Mature height: 35 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 1-11, 14-17
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Citrus Fruit Trees (Citrus)
summer fruiting (lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange, tangerine)
Mature height: 30 feet
Mature spread: 15 feet
Sunset Zones 8, 9, 12-14
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Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.)
 summer blooming with impressive red and white flowers
Mature height: 20 feet
Mature spread: 15 feet
Sunset Zones 7-9, 12-14, 18-21
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Crabapple (Malus spp)
spring blooming white to red flowers, fall berries attract birds
Mature height: 25 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 1-11, 14-21
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Flowering Cherry (Prunus spp.)
spring flowering with white flowers, shiny bark
Mature height: 35 feet
 Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 4-6. 15-17
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Ornamental Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
spring flowering with white flowers Mature height: 30 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 2-9, 14-21
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Strawberry Madrone (Arbutus unedo)
 spring flowering with white flowers; summer fruiting, orange gumball-sized fruit, attracts birds
Mature height: 30 feet
Mature spread: 25 feet
Sunset Zones 4-24
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Hopseed Bush (Dodonaea viscosa)
Mix of purple and green foliage, good for screening
Mature height: 20 feet
Mature spread: 10 feet
Sunset Zones 7-9, 12-24
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Evergreen Pear (Pyrus kawakamii)
spring flowering with white flowers; semi-deciduous if cold or stressed Mature height: 35 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 8, 9, 12-24
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Bronze Loquat (Eriobotrya deflexia)
spring flowering with white flowers, great leaves Mature height: 25 feet
Mature spread: 25 feet
Sunset Zones 8-24
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Australian Willow (Geijera parviflora)
 Weeping foliage
Mature height: 25 feet
Mature spread: 20 feet
Sunset Zones 8, 9, 13-24
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Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
summer flowering with white flowers; winter fruiting; native multi-trunked tree, drought tolerant
Mature height: 20 feet
Mature spread: 15 feet
Sunset Zones 5-24
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Pittosporum (Pittosporum tenuifolium)
 Vertical in growth, dense green foliage Mature height: 30 feet
Mature spread: 15 feet
Sunset Zones 9, 14-17, 19-24
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