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Suggested Trees for Planting Under Power Lines
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Botanical Name: Amelanchier Canadensis; Common Name: Shadblow Serviceberry; Shape: Upright - Zone 4 - Est. Mature Height 25'; White Flowers in early spring. Purple berry-like fruit in midsummer. Pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Carpinus Caroliniana; Common Name: American Hornbeam; Shape: Irregular - Zone 6-8 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Green flowers in Spring. Good street tree, sun or shade. Slow growth, pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Cercis Canadensis; Common Name: Eastern Redbud; Shape: Irregular - Zone 4 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Purple flowers in early spring. Prefers partial shade. Canker diseases are a problem on stressed plants.
Botanical Name: Chionanthus Virginicus; Common Name: Fringetree; Shape: Upright, spread - Zone 3 - Est. Mature Height 20'; White flowers in midspring. Slow growth. Tolerant of poor environmental conditions.
Botanical Name: Cornus Florida Var Rubra; Common Name: Flowering Dogwood; Shape: Upright, Spread - Zone 4 - Est. Mature Height 20'; White flowers in early spring. Prefers partial shade. Sensitive to many insects, diseases, and adverse environmental conditions.
Botanical Name: Cornus Florida Var Rubra; Common Name: Pink Flowering Dogwood; Shape: Upright, Spread - Zone 5 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Pink flowers in early spring. See comments under above.
Botanical Name: Cornus Kousa; Common Name: Kousa or Japanese Dogwood; Shape: Vase to rounded - Zone 5 - Est. Mature Height 25'; White flowers in mid spring. Interesting exfoliating bark. Tolerant to shade or sun. Hardier, more drought tolerant than Cornus Florida.
Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia Indica; Common Name: Crape Myrtle; Shape: Variable - Zone 7 - Est. Mature Height 20'; White, pink, red, or purple flowers in summer. Can be pruned into a single stem for street tree planting. Hardy and plant resistant.
Botanical Name: Malus "Radiant"; Common Name: Radiant Crabapple; Shape: Upright - Zone 4 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Pink flowers in early spring. Red fruit. Relatively low maintenance.
Botanical Name: Prunus Cerasifolia "Thundercloud"; Common Name: Purpleleaf Plum; Shape: Upright - Zone 5 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Purple foliage. Sensitive to scales, borers, Japanese Beetles and other pests.
Botanical Name: Prunus Caroliniana; Common Name: Carolina Cherry-Laurel; Shape: Rounded - Zone 7&8 - Est. Mature Height 25'; White flowers in early spring, fragrant. Black fruit. Pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Ilex Cassine; Common Name: Dahoon (Holly); Shape: Rounded small tree - Zone 7&8 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Inconspicuous flowers, red berries, fall and winter. Pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Cotinus Ooggyria; Common Name: Smoketree; Shape: Irregular - Zone 6-8 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Greenish-yellow flowers, fruit - August and September; stalks of fruiting panicles create smoky effect. Pest problems - nematodes and verticillium wilt.
Botanical Name: Hammelis Mollis; Common Name: Chinese Witch-Hazel; Shape: Broadly spreading - Zone 6&7 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Bright yellow flowers in early spring, very fragrant. Pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Koelreuteria Paniculata; Common Name: Golden-Rain-Tree; Shape: Irregular - Zone 6-8 - Est. Mature Height 25'; Yellow flowers in June, light brown fruit midsummer to fall. Pest resistant.
Botanical Name: Oxydendrum; Common Name: Sourwood; Shape: Cylindrical - Zone 6-8 - Est. Mature Height 25'; White flowers in summer, pest problems: Fall webworm.
Botanical Name: Magnolia Soulangeana; Common Name: Saucer Magnolia; Shape: Irregular - Zone 6-8 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Large purple to white flower in March before leaves appear. Pest problems: scales.
Botanical Name: Styrax Japonicus; Common Name: Japanese Snowbell; Shape: Spreading flat-topped - Zone 5-9 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Abundance of pendant white flowers in spring.
Botanical Name: Acer Ginnala; Common Name: Amur Maple; Shape: Rounded - Zone 2 - Est. Mature Height 20'; Yellowish white flowers in early spring - Pest problems: leaf spot disease.
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