SaskPower is committed to providing safe, reliable and sustainable power to our customers, while ensuring we all enjoy the benefits and beauty trees can provide. Educating our customers about the right tree to plant near power lines is an example of this commitment.

Plant smart.Plant the right tree and keep it a safe distance

from power lines.

For more information contact: SaskPower Environmental Programs

6SE – 2025 Victoria Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 0S1

1-800-667-4749 (toll-free in Saskatchewan) saskpower.com

environmentalprograms@saskpower.com

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Why plant smart?Each year SaskPower averages over 1,000 outages due to trees coming into contact with power lines. Many of these outages could be prevented by planning landscaping projects to ensure trees on your property will not grow too close to power lines.

What are planting zones?SaskPower has identified four different zones for tree planting around power lines. These include:

Clear Zone: extends 3 metres (approximately 10 feet) on either side of a power pole or line. Do not plant trees or shrubs in the Clear Zone. SaskPower personnel require this area to remain clear for maintenance or emergencies.

Low Zone: extends from the Clear Zone up to 6 metres (approximately 20 feet) on either side of the power pole or line. Only low growing trees and shrubs that do not grow taller than 6 metres should be planted in the Low Zone.

Medium Zone: extends from the Low Zone up to 15 metres (approximately 50 feet) on either side of the power pole or line. Trees planted in the Medium Zone should grow no taller than 12 metres.

Tall Zone: extends from the outer edge of the Medium Zone and beyond on either side of the power pole or line. Trees planted in the Tall Zone can grow to heights of 12 metres and more.

No matter which zone you’re planting in, be sure

that the tree and its branches will NOT reach into

the Clear Zone when fully grown. A minimum of

3 metres (approximately 10 feet) clearance should

be left between a power line and any branches.

Can I landscape outside these zones?If you’re thinking of planting trees or shrubs near SaskPower pad-mounted pedestals, remember that SaskPower employees must ALWAYS be able to open these pedestals for emergency and maintenance work. Leave 2-3 metres on all sides free of trees and shrubs.

For more information, visit saskpower.com

What kind of tree should I plant?Your local nursery can provide advice on choosing the right tree for the right place. You can also visit the SaskPower website for information on common Saskatchewan trees and their average heights and ideal growing conditions at saskpower.com.

Sample list of trees appropriate for the Low, Medium,

and Tall Zones:

Tree/Shrub common name(s) Height

Buffaloberry 2-4.5 m

Sand cherry 1-3 m

Lilac (most varieties) 3-4 m

Dogwood 1-3 m

Honeysuckle 2-5 m

Cranberry 2-5 m

Eastern red cedar 5-10 m

Siberian crab apple 3-9 m

Acute willow 6-12 m

Choke cherry 3-7 m

Cottonwood, poplar, hybrid poplar up to 30 m

Spruce (white or blue) up to 30 m

White birch, paper birch 20-25 m

Pine (Scots, jack or lodgepole) 20-25 m

Siberian larch 15-25 m

Green ash 15-20 m

Low Zone (up to 6 metres in height)

Medium Zone (up to 12 metres in height)

Tall Zone (12 metres or more in height)

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Low Zone 3 to 6 metres from pole or line

Medium Zone 6 to 15 metres from pole or line

Tall Zone 15 metres and farther from pole or line

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