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Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane1

Edward F. Gilman, Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kämpf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, and Carol J. Lehtola2

Abstract

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Hurricanes can be damaging to communities and urban forests. However, there are opportunities to better prepare for the next hurricane season and rebuild a healthy urban forest. This publication is part of an Urban Forest Hurricane Program, aimed at citizens and communities who seek to rebuild and set better urban forest management practices so that future storms are less devastating. It contains six topics: (1) Safety: staying safe during storm cleanup, safely operating a chain saw and hiring the right tree care professional, (2) Assessing Damage and Deciding What to Do: distinguishing trees that should be removed and those that may recover through restoration pruning, (3) Restoration Pruning: pruning trees to restore them to health, (4) Palms and Pines: dealing with palms and pines, (5) Prevention and Design: selecting the right tree, designing the right location and evaluating trees for potential hazard to reduce future storm damage, and (6) Wind Resistant Species: establishing trees for a healthy and more wind resistant urban forest.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP29100.pdf

Footnotes

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This document is ENH1036, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date June, 2006. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Edward F. Gilman, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Horticulture; Mary L. Duryea, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station; Eliana Kämpf, Urban Forester, School of Forest Resources and Conservation; Traci Jo Partin, Horticultural Information Specialist, Department of Environmental Horticulture; Astrid Delgado, Forester Landscape Specialist, School of Forest Resources and Conservation; Carol J. Lehtola, Associate Professor and State Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.