Title: Selecting Southern Coastal tree species for wind resistance
1Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program
http//treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
2Selecting Southeastern Coastal Plain 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
- Tropical Subtropical tree species
4SE Coastal Plain tree species
Medium-Low Wind Resistance
Dicots Acer negundo, boxelder Acer rubrum, red
maple Acer saccharinum, silver maple Celtis
laevigata, sugarberry Celtis occidentalis,
hackberry Cinnamomum camphora, camphorb Eriobotrya
japonica, loquatc Eucalyptus cinerea,
silverdollar eucalyptus Fraxinus pennsylvanica,
green ash Morus rubra, red mulberry Myrica
cerifera, wax myrtle Persea borbonia,
redbay Platanus occidentalis, sycamore Prunus
serotina, black cherry Quercus alba, white
oak Quercus phellos, willow oak Salix x
sepulcralis, weeping willow Ulmus americana,
American elm
Conifers Pinus elliottii, slash pine Pinus
palustris, longleaf pine Pinus taeda, loblolly
pine
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)
5boxelderAcer negundo
6red mapleAcer rubrum
7silver mapleAcer saccharinum
8sugarberryCeltis laevigata
9hackberryCeltis occidentalis
10camphorCinnamomum camphora(This species is
invasive and not recommended in Florida)
11loquatEriobotrya japonica(Invasive manage to
prevent escape)
12silverdollar eucalyptusEucalyptus cinera
13green ashFraxinus pennsylcanica
14red mulberryMorus rubra
15wax myrtleMyrica cerifera
16redbayPersea borbonia
17sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
18black cherryPrunus serotina
19white oakQuercus alba
20willow oakQuercus phellos
21weeping willowSalix xsepulcralis
22American elmUlmus americana
23slash pinePinus elliottii var elliottii
24longleaf pinePinus palustris
25loblolly pinePinus taeda
26SE Coastal Plain tree species
Lowest Wind Resistance
Dicots Carya illinoensis, pecan Liriodendron
tulipifera, tulip poplar Prunus caroliniana,
Carolina laurelcherry Pyrus calleryana, Bradford
pear Quercus falcata, southern red oak Quercus
laurifolia, laurel oak Quercus nigra, water oak
Sapium sebiferum, Chinese tallowa Ulmus
parvifolia, Chinese elm
Conifers Juniperus silicicola, southern red
cedar x Cupressocyparis leylandii, Leyland
cypress Pinus clausa, sand pine Pinus glabra,
spruce pine Palms Washingtonia robusta,
Washington fan
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)
27pecan hickoryCarya illineonsis
28tulip poplarLiriodendron tulipifera
29Carolina laurelcherryPrunus caroliniana
30Bradford pearPyrus calleryana
31southern red oakQuercus falcata
32laurel oakQuercus laurifolia
33water oakQuercus nigra
34Chinese tallowSapium sebiferum(Invasive
prohibited in Florida)
35Chinese elmUlmus parvifolia
36southern red cedarJuniperus silicola
37leyland cypressxCupressocyparis leylandii
38sand pinePinus clausa
39spruce pinePinus glabra
40Washington palmWashingtonia robusta