Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program http://treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu This presentation is part of a series of educational initiatives from The Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida (IFAS/UF). 1

Selecting Southeastern Coastal Plain Tree Species for Wind Resistance: Photo Gallery of high to medium-high wind resistance This Power Point presentation is a photographic complement to Chapter 8 – Selecting Southeastern Coastal Plain Tree Species for Wind Resistance. It serves as a quick identification guide for tree species included in the lists of relative wind resistance developed for the Southeastern Coastal Plain region, as described in detail in Chapter 8. For additional images, extensive cultural and maintenance information of tree species in Florida and the southeast US (hardiness zones 8-11) please visit http://orb.at.ufl.edu/FloridaTrees/ Mary Duryea Eliana Kampf Ed Gilman Laura Paterson

Lists of Relative Wind Resistant Tree Species SE Coastal Plain Tropical & Subtropical tree species Lists of relative wind resistant tree species were developed from research of ten hurricanes which struck the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain, South Florida and Puerto Rico between 1992 and 2005. A survey of arborists, scientists and urban foresters contributed information to rank species as well. These lists were formulated for the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain region (which includes USDA hardiness zones 8 and 9) and Tropical and Subtropical regions (including USDA hardiness zones 10 and 11)*. These lists are divided into 4 categories, Highest, Medium-High, Medium-Low and Lowest wind resistance for dicots, conifers, palms and fruit trees. Next, we present images for Southeastern Coastal Plain tree species for highest to medium-high wind resistance. Tree species for the Tropical and Subtropical region are reported in Chapter 9 - Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species for Wind Resistance. * The complete study and results can be found in: 1. Duryea, M.L., E. Kampf, and R.C. Littell. 2007. Hurricanes and the Urban Forest: I. Effects on Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain Tree Species. Arboric. & Urb. Forestry: 33(2): 83-97. and 2. Duryea, M.L., E. Kampf, R.C. Littell and Carlos D. Rodríguez-Pedraza. 2007. Hurricanes and the Urban Forest: II. Effects on Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species. Arboric. & Urb. Forestry: 33(2):98-112 - Medium-Low WR - Lowest WR Lists are divided into: - Highest WR - Medium-High WR 3

Highest Wind Resistance SE Coastal Plain tree species Highest Wind Resistance Dicots Carya floridana, FL scrub hickory Cornus florida, dogwood Ilex cassine, dahoon holly Ilex glabra, inkberry Ilex opaca, American holly Ilex vomitoria, yaupon holly Lagerstroemia indica, crape myrtle Magnolia grandiflora, southern magnolia Quercus geminata, sand live oak Quercus laevis, turkey oak Quercus myrtifolia, myrtle oak Quercus virginiana, live oak Podocarpus spp, podocarpus Vaccinium arboreum, sparkleberry Conifers Taxodium ascendens, pondcypress Taxodium distichum, baldcypress Palms Butia capitata, pindo or jelly Phoenix canariensis, Canary Island date Phoenix dactylifera, date Sabal palmetto, cabbage, sabal We present these lists with the caveat that no tree is completely wind proof. Considerations such as soil, cultural practices, tree age and health, and other urban forest health conditions also need to be taken into account. In addition, conditions accompanying hurricanes such as precipitation and the speed in which they move through an area also influence tree response to winds. 4

Florida scrub hickory Carya floridana

flowering dogwood Cornus florida

Dahoon holly Ilex cassine

inkberry Ilex glabra

American holly Ilex opaca

Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria

crapemyrtle Lagerstoemia indica

Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora

sand live oak Quercus geminata

turkey oak Quercus laevis

myrtle oak Quercus myrtifolia

live oak Quercus virginiana

Podocarpus Podocarpus spp. Podocarpus gracilior Podocarpus latifolius Podocarpus gracilior Podocarpus macrophyllus

sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum

pondcypress Taxodium ascendens

baldcypress Taxodium distichum

pindo Butia capitata

Canary Island date Phoenix canariensis

date Phoenix dactylifera

cabbage palm Sabal palmetto

Medium-High Wind Resistance SE Coastal Plain tree species Medium-High Wind Resistance Dicots Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum, FL sugar maple Acer palmatum, Japanese maple Betula nigra, river birch Carpinus caroliniana, ironwood Carya glabra, pignut hickory Carya tomentosa, mockernut hickory Cercis canadensis, red bud Chionanthus virginicus, fringe tree Diospyros virginiana, common persimmon Fraxinus americana, white ash Liquidambar styraciflua, sweetgum Magnolia virginiana, sweetbay magnolia Magnolia xsoulangiana, saucer magnolia Nyssa aquatica, water tupelo Nyssa sylvatica, black tupelo Ostrya virginiana, American hophornbean Prunus angustifolia, chickasaw plum Quercus michauxii, swamp chestnut Quercus shumardii, Shumard oak Quercus stellata, post oak Ulmus alata, winged elm We present these lists with the caveat that no tree is completely wind proof. Considerations such as soil, cultural practices, tree age and health, and other urban forest health conditions also need to be taken into account. In addition, conditions accompanying hurricanes such as precipitation and the speed in which they move through an area also influence tree response to winds. 25

Florida sugar maple Acer saccharum subsp. floridadanum

Japanese maple Acer palmatum

riverbirch Betula nigra

ironwood Carpinus caroliniana

pignut hickory Carya glabra

mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa

redbud Cercis canadensis

fringe tree Chionanthus virginicus

common persimmon Diospyrus virginiana

white ash Fraxinus americana

sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua

sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana

Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana

water tupelo Nyssa aquatica

black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica

American hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana

Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia

swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii

Shumard oak Quercus shurmardii

Post oak Quercus stellata

winged elm Ulmus alata