Title: Selecting Tropical and Subtropical species for Wind resistance
1Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program
http//treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
2Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species
for Wind Resistance Photo Gallery of medium-low
to lowest wind resistance
Mary Duryea Eliana Kampf Ed Gilman Laura Paterson
3Lists of Relative Wind Resistant Tree Species
4Tropical Subtropical tree species
Medium-Low Wind Resistance
- Dicots
- Acer rubrum, red maple
- Bauhinia blakeana, Hong-Kong orchid
- Bucidas buceras, black olive
- Callistemon spp, bottlebrush
- Cinnamomum camphora, camphorb
- Delonix regia, royal poincianac
- Enterolobium cyclocarpum, ear tree
- Eriobotrya japonica, loquatc
- Ficus aurea, strangler fig
- Kigelia pinnata, sausage tree
- Eucalyptus cinerea, silverdollar eucalyptus
- Quercus laurifolia, laurel oak
- Myrica cerifera, wax myrtle
- Persea borbonia, redbay
- Platanus occidentalis, sycamore
- Tabebuia heterophylla, pink trumpet tree
- Terminalia catappa, tropical almondc
Conifers Pinus elliottii var. densa, slash
pine Pinus palustris, longleaf pine Fruit
Trees Averrhoa carambola, star-fruit,
carambola Citrus spp, oranges, limes,
grapefruit Mangifera indica, mango
a Prohibited in Florida b Invasive and
not recommended in Florida c Caution may be
used but must be managed to prevent
escape in Florida (Fox et al. 2005)
5red mapleAcer rubrum
6Hong Kong orchidBauhinia blakeana
7black oliveBucidas buceras
8bottlebrushCallistemon spp.
9camphorCinnamomum camphora(This species is
invasive)
10royal poincianaDelonix regia
11ear treeEnterlobium cyclocarpum
12loquatEriobotrya japonica(Caution manage to
prevent escape in Florida)
13strangler figFicus aurea
14sausage treeKigelia pinnata
15silverdollar eucalyptusEucalyptus cinera
16laurel oakQuercus laurifolia
17wax myrtleMyrica cerifera
18redbayPersea borbonia
19sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
20pink trumpet treeTabebuia heterophylla
21tropical almondTerminalia catappa
22slash pinePinus elliottii var elliottii
23longleaf pinePinus palustris
24star-fruit, carambolaAverrhoa carambola
25oranges, limes, grapefruitCitrus spp.
26mangoMangifera indica
27Tropical Subtropical tree species
Lowest Wind Resistance
Dicots Casuarina equisetifolia, Australian
pinea Cassia fistula, golden shower Chorisia
speciosa, floss-silk tree Ficus benjamina,
weeping banyan Grevillea robusta, silk
oak Jacaranda mimosifolia, jacaranda Melaleuca
quinquenervia, melaleucaa Quercus nigra, water
oak Peltophorum pterocarpa, yellow poinciana
Prunus caroliniana, Carolina laurelcherry Sapium
sebiferum, Chinese tallowa Spathodea campanulata,
African tuliptree Tabebuia caraiba, silver
trumpet tree Ulmus parvifolia, Chinese elm
Conifers Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Island
pine xCupressocyparis leylandii, leyland
cypress Juniperus silicicola, southern red
cedar Pinus clausa, sand pine Palms Syagrus
romanzoffiana, queen palmc Washingtonia robusta,
Washington palm Fruit Trees Persea americana,
avocado
a Prohibited in Florida b Invasive and
not recommended in Florida c Caution may be
used but must be managed to prevent
escape in Florida (Fox et al. 2005)
28Austrailian pineCasuarina equisetifolia
(Invasive prohibited in Florida)
29golden showerCassia fistula
30floss-silk treeChorisia speciosa
31weeping banyanFicus benjamina
32silk oakGrevillea robusta
33jacarandaJacaranda mimosifolia
34melaleucaMelaleuca quinquenervia (Invasive
prohibited in Florida)
35water oakQuercus nigra
36yellow pioncianaPeltophorum pterocarpa
37Carolina laurelcherryPrunus caroliniana
38Chinese tallowSapium sebiferum(Invasive
prohibited in Florida)
39African tuliptreeSpathodea campanulata
40silver trumpet treeTabebuia caraiba
41Chinese elmUlmus parvifolia
42Norfolk Island pineAraucaroa heterophylla
43leyland cypressxCupressocyparis leylandii
44southern red cedarJuniperus silicola
45sand pinePinus clausa
46queen palmSyagrus romanzoffiana
47Washington palmWashingtonia robusta
48avocadoPersea americana