Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program http://treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
Slide 2Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species for Wind Resistance: Photo Gallery of medium-low to least wind resistance Mary Duryea Eliana Kampf Ed Gilman Laura Paterson
Slide 3Lists are isolated into: - Highest WR - Medium-High WR - Medium-Low WR - Lowest WR Lists of Relative Wind Resistant Tree Species SE Coastal Plain Tropical & Subtropical
Slide 4Tropical & Subtropical tree species Medium-Low Wind Resistance Dicots Acer rubrum , red maple Bauhinia blakeana , Hong-Kong orchid Bucidas buceras , dark olive Callistemon spp, bottlebrush Cinnamomum camphora , camphor b Delonix regia , imperial poinciana c Enterolobium cyclocarpum , ear tree Eriobotrya japonica , loquat c Ficus aurea , strangler fig Kigelia pinnata , wiener tree Eucalyptus cinerea , silverdollar eucalyptus Quercus laurifolia , shrub oak Myrica cerifera , wax myrtle Persea borbonia , redbay Platanus occidentalis , sycamore Tabebuia heterophylla , pink trumpet tree Terminalia catappa , tropical almond c Conifers Pinus elliottii var. densa , slice pine Pinus palustris , longleaf pine Fruit Trees Averrhoa carambola , star-organic product, carambola Citrus spp, oranges, limes, grapefruit Mangifera indica , mango a Prohibited in Florida b Invasive and not prescribed in Florida c Caution: might be utilized yet should be figured out how to avoid escape in Florida (Fox et al. 2005)
Slide 5red maple Acer rubrum
Slide 6Hong Kong orchid Bauhinia blakeana
Slide 7dark olive Bucidas buceras
Slide 8bottlebrush Callistemon spp.
Slide 9camphor Cinnamomum camphora ( This species is intrusive)
Slide 10imperial poinciana Delonix regia
Slide 11ear tree Enterlobium cyclocarpum
Slide 12loquat Eriobotrya japonica (Caution: figure out how to counteract escape in Florida)
Slide 13strangler fig Ficus aurea
Slide 14hotdog tree Kigelia pinnata
Slide 15silverdollar Eucalyptus cinera
Slide 16shrub oak Quercus laurifolia
Slide 17wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
Slide 18redbay Persea borbonia
Slide 19sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Slide 20pink trumpet tree Tabebuia heterophylla
Slide 21tropical almond Terminalia catappa
Slide 22slice pine Pinus elliottii var elliottii
Slide 23longleaf pine Pinus palustris
Slide 24star-organic product, carambola Averrhoa carambola
Slide 25oranges, limes, grapefruit Citrus spp.
Slide 26mango Mangifera indica
Slide 27Tropical & Subtropical tree species Lowest Wind Resistance Dicots Casuarina equisetifolia , Australian pine a Cassia fistula , brilliant shower Chorisia speciosa , floss-silk tree Ficus benjamina , sobbing banyan Grevillea robusta , silk oak Jacaranda mimosifolia , jacaranda Melaleuca quinquenervia , melaleuca a Quercus nigra , water oak Peltophorum pterocarpa , yellow poinciana Prunus caroliniana , Carolina laurelcherry Sapium sebiferum , Chinese fat a Spathodea campanulata , African tuliptree Tabebuia caraiba , silver trumpet tree Ulmus parvifolia , Chinese elm Conifers Araucaria heterophylla , Norfolk Island pine x Cupressocyparis leylandii , leyland cypress Juniperus silicicola , southern red cedar Pinus clausa , sand pine Palms Syagrus romanzoffiana , ruler palm c Washingtonia robusta , Washington palm Fruit Trees Persea Yankee folklore , avocado a Prohibited in Florida b Invasive and not suggested in Florida c Caution: might be utilized however should be figured out how to forestall escape in Florida (Fox et al. 2005)
Slide 28Austrailian pine Casuarina equisetifolia (Invasive: restricted in Florida)
Slide 29brilliant shower Cassia fistula
Slide 30floss-silk tree Chorisia speciosa
Slide 31sobbing banyan Ficus benjamina
Slide 32silk oak Grevillea robusta
Slide 33Jacaranda mimosifolia
Slide 34Melaleuca quinquenervia (Invasive: denied in Florida)
Slide 35water oak Quercus nigra
Slide 36yellow pionciana Peltophorum pterocarpa
Slide 37Carolina laurelcherry Prunus caroliniana
Slide 38Chinese fat Sapium sebiferum (Invasive: disallowed in Florida)
Slide 39African tuliptree Spathodea campanulata
Slide 40silver trumpet tree Tabebuia caraiba
Slide 41Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia
Slide 42Norfolk Island pine Araucaroa heterophylla
Slide 43leyland cypress xCupressocyparis leylandii
Slide 44southern red cedar Juniperus silicola
Slide 45sand pine Pinus clausa
Slide 46ruler palm Syagrus romanzoffiana
Slide 47Washington palm Washingtonia robusta
Slide 48avocado Persea History of the U.S
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