Selecting Southern Coastal tree species for wind resistance

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Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program
http//treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
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Selecting Southeastern Coastal Plain Tree Species
for Wind Resistance Photo Gallery of high to
medium-high wind resistance
Mary Duryea Eliana Kampf Ed Gilman Laura Paterson
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Lists of Relative Wind Resistant Tree Species

• SE Coastal Plain

• Tropical Subtropical tree species

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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
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Florida scrub hickoryCarya floridana
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flowering dogwoodCornus florida
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Dahoon hollyIlex cassine
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inkberryIlex glabra
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American hollyIlex opaca
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Yaupon hollyIlex vomitoria
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crapemyrtleLagerstoemia indica
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Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora
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sand live oakQuercus geminata
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turkey oakQuercus laevis
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myrtle oakQuercus myrtifolia
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live oakQuercus virginiana
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PodocarpusPodocarpus spp.
Podocarpus gracilior
Podocarpus latifolius
Podocarpus gracilior
Podocarpus macrophyllus
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sparkleberryVaccinium arboreum
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pondcypressTaxodium ascendens
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baldcypressTaxodium distichum
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pindoButia capitata
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Canary Island datePhoenix canariensis
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datePhoenix dactylifera
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cabbage palmSabal palmetto
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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
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Florida sugar mapleAcer saccharum subsp.
floridadanum
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Japanese mapleAcer palmatum
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riverbirchBetula nigra
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ironwoodCarpinus caroliniana
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pignut hickoryCarya glabra
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mockernut hickoryCarya tomentosa
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redbudCercis canadensis
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fringe treeChionanthus virginicus
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common persimmonDiospyrus virginiana
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white ashFraxinus americana
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sweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua
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sweetbay magnoliaMagnolia virginiana
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Saucer magnoliaMagnolia x soulangiana
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water tupeloNyssa aquatica
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black tupeloNyssa sylvatica
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American hophornbeamOstrya virginiana
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Chickasaw plumPrunus angustifolia
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swamp chestnut oakQuercus michauxii
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Shumard oakQuercus shurmardii
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Post oakQuercus stellata
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winged elmUlmus alata