Selecting Tropical and Subtropical species for Wind resistance

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Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program
http//treesandhurricanes.ifas.ufl.edu
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Selecting 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
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Lists of Relative Wind Resistant Tree Species

• SE Coastal Plain

• Tropical Subtropical

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Tropical 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)
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red mapleAcer rubrum
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Hong Kong orchidBauhinia blakeana
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black oliveBucidas buceras
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bottlebrushCallistemon spp.
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camphorCinnamomum camphora(This species is
invasive)
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royal poincianaDelonix regia
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ear treeEnterlobium cyclocarpum
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loquatEriobotrya japonica(Caution manage to
prevent escape in Florida)
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strangler figFicus aurea
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sausage treeKigelia pinnata
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silverdollar eucalyptusEucalyptus cinera
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laurel oakQuercus laurifolia
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wax myrtleMyrica cerifera
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redbayPersea borbonia
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sycamorePlatanus occidentalis
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pink trumpet treeTabebuia heterophylla
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tropical almondTerminalia catappa
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slash pinePinus elliottii var elliottii
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longleaf pinePinus palustris
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star-fruit, carambolaAverrhoa carambola
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oranges, limes, grapefruitCitrus spp.
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mangoMangifera indica
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Tropical 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)
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Austrailian pineCasuarina equisetifolia
(Invasive prohibited in Florida)
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golden showerCassia fistula
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floss-silk treeChorisia speciosa
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weeping banyanFicus benjamina
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silk oakGrevillea robusta
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jacarandaJacaranda mimosifolia
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melaleucaMelaleuca quinquenervia (Invasive
prohibited in Florida)
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water oakQuercus nigra
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yellow pioncianaPeltophorum pterocarpa
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Carolina laurelcherryPrunus caroliniana
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Chinese tallowSapium sebiferum(Invasive
prohibited in Florida)
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African tuliptreeSpathodea campanulata
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silver trumpet treeTabebuia caraiba
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Chinese elmUlmus parvifolia
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Norfolk Island pineAraucaroa heterophylla
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leyland cypressxCupressocyparis leylandii
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southern red cedarJuniperus silicola
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sand pinePinus clausa
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queen palmSyagrus romanzoffiana
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Washington palmWashingtonia robusta
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avocadoPersea americana