1. Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program
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

2. 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
Mary Duryea
Eliana Kampf
Ed Gilman
Laura Paterson

3. 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 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 Hurricanes and the Urban Forest: I. Effects on Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain Tree Species. Arboric. & Urb. Forestry: 33(2): and
2. Duryea, M.L., E. Kampf, R.C. Littell and Carlos D. Rodríguez-Pedraza 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

4. 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

5. Florida scrub hickory Carya floridana

6. flowering dogwood Cornus florida

7. Dahoon holly Ilex cassine

8. inkberry Ilex glabra

9. American holly Ilex opaca

10. Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria

11. crapemyrtle Lagerstoemia indica

12. Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora

13. sand live oak Quercus geminata

14. turkey oak Quercus laevis

15. myrtle oak Quercus myrtifolia

16. live oak Quercus virginiana

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

18. sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum

19. pondcypress Taxodium ascendens

20. baldcypress Taxodium distichum

21. pindo Butia capitata

22. Canary Island date Phoenix canariensis

23. date Phoenix dactylifera

24. cabbage palm Sabal palmetto

25. 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

26. Florida sugar maple Acer saccharum subsp. floridadanum

27. Japanese maple Acer palmatum

28. riverbirch Betula nigra

29. ironwood Carpinus caroliniana

30. pignut hickory Carya glabra

31. mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa

32. redbud Cercis canadensis

33. fringe tree Chionanthus virginicus

34. common persimmon Diospyrus virginiana

35. white ash Fraxinus americana

36. sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua

37. sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana

38. Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana

39. water tupelo Nyssa aquatica

40. black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica

41. American hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana

42. Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia

43. swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii

44. Shumard oak Quercus shurmardii

45. Post oak Quercus stellata

46. winged elm Ulmus alata