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