Expanding a Hurricane Wind Resistance Rating System for Tree Species Using Machine Learning

Allyson B. Salisbury; Andrew K. Koeser; Michael G. Andreu; Yujuan Chen; Zachary Freeman; Jason W. Miesbauer; Adriana Herrera-Montes; Chai-Shian Kua; Ryo Higashiguchi Nukina; Cara Rockwell; Shozo Shibata; Hunter Thorn; Benyao Wan; Richard J. Hauer

doi:10.48044/jauf.2025.002

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vol. 51 no. 2 128-153

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https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2025.002

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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)

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2155-0778

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Published online March 1, 2025.

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Allyson B. Salisbury, PhD,
Andrew K. Koeser, PhD,
Michael G. Andreu, PhD,
Yujuan Chen, PhD,
Zachary Freeman,
Jason W. Miesbauer, PhD,
Adriana Herrera-Montes, PhD,
Chai-Shian Kua, PhD,
Ryo Higashiguchi Nukina, PhD,
Cara Rockwell, PhD,
Shozo Shibata, PhD,
Hunter Thorn,
Benyao Wan and
Richard J. Hauer, PhD

Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL, USA
School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, 351 Newins-Ziegler Hall, PO Box 110410, Gainesville, FL, USA
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, 202 E Farrell-Westbrook, Nashville, TN, USA
Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL, USA
Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, USA
University of Puerto Rico, 6, 2526, 601 Av. Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, USA
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Institute of Environment, Florida International University, 11960 SW 11th St Miami, FL, USA
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL, USA
Shanghai Municipal Landscape Management and Instruction Station, Shanghai, China
College of Natural Resources-Forestry, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 800 Reserve Street, Stevens Point, WI, USA, Urban Forestry, Eocene Environmental Group, 5930 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA, USA