Open AccessAssessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane
Author(s) -
Edward F. Gilman,
Mary L. Duryea,
Eliana Kampf,
Traci Jo Partin,
Astrid Delgado,
Carol J. Lehtola
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-ep291-2006
Subject(s) - pruning , forestry , storm , tree (set theory) , tree health , agroforestry , geography , environmental science , meteorology , horticulture , mathematics , biology , mathematical analysis
ENH-1036, a 16-page full-color fact sheet by Edward F. Gilman, Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kampf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, and Carol Lehtola was funded by the Florida Division of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region as part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program. Includes sections with guidelines for chainsaw safety, how to hire tree care professionals, how to tell which damaged trees can recover and which should be removed, how to restore trees to health after a hurricane by pruning -- both immediately after the storm and after few years' growth, specialized information for dealing with palm and pine trees, how to prevent damage by using effective design and management practices, and lists of decay resistant and wind resistant tree species for Florida. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, July 2006.