Among the least wind-tolerant were pecan, tulip poplar, laurel cherry, Bradford pear, laurel oak, queen palm and lacebark elm. The lesson would be to plant more wind-resistant trees.

Great replacement trees include post oak, swamp chestnut oak, and hickories. Bald cypress was also found to be wind resistant.

Wind-resistant trees have developed strong root systems, not easy given South Florida’s high water table. Trees don’t so much dig in here as they spread. And shallow rooters are more ...

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Native trees with wide canopies and deep roots offer better wind resistance. Hurricane season officially starts June 1 and while you may be stocking up on bottled water and batteries, your yard ...

Wind and trees: We can learn from past storms. Mike Fagan. UF/Leon County Extension Office “Many of the trees that fell during Hurricane Hermine could have been predicted,” says Stan Rosenthal ...

Plant ice resistant trees. Jan 6, 2014. ... storms as a result of removal of structurally weak branches, decreased surface area of lateral branches, and decreased wind resistance.

Felling pine trees to study their wind resistance. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 11 / 141104083710.htm. Basque Research.

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