The following species are generally acceptable in the border zone areas near transmission lines.
Except for native grasses, ferns and herbaceous plants, these species are generally not acceptable in wire zones. Vegetation management personnel will take into account the height of the conductor and the proximity of the tower when making final decisions on vegetation management.
1. Small trees
a) Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
b) Redbud (Cercis canadensis)
c) Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
d) Blue Beech (American Hornbearn) (Carpinus caroliniana)
e) Shadbush (Juneberry, Serviceberry) (Amelanchier spp.)
f) Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginia)
g) Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
h) American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)
i) Dwarf Willow (Salix spp.)
j) Deciduous Holly (Winterberry) (Ilex verticillata)
2. Large shrubs
a) Alder (Alnus spp.)
b) Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
c) Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
d) Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
e) Elderberry (Sambucus spp.)
f) Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
g) Virburnum (Viburnum spp.)
h) Dogwood (Cornus spp.)
i) Smooth (Dwarf) Sumac (Rhus glabra)
j) Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
k) Chokeberry (Pyrus arbutifolia)
3. Small shrubs
a) Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
b) American Yew-Ground Hemlock (Taxus canadensis)
c) Sweetfern (Comptonia peregrina)
d) Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.)
e) Huckleberries (Gaylussacia spp.)
f) Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)
g) Viburnums (Viburnum spp.)
h) Meadowsweet (Spirea spp.)
i) Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
j) Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)
k) Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)
l) Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
m) Hazlenut (Corylus spp.)
n) Scrub Oak (Quercus spp.)
4. All native grasses, ferns and herbaceous plants.