Table 1.

Survival (percent of trees standing after the hurricane) for Southeastern Coastal Plain species after six hurricanesz.

Survival (%) after each hurricane (wind speed in km/h)
Tree speciesErin
(137)		Jeanne
(193)		Opal
(201)		Ivan
(209)		Charley
(233)		Andrew
(265)
Dicots
Acer rubrumRed maple——  9376——
Acer saccharinumSilver maple——  93———
Carya floridanaFlorida scrub hickory—83————
Carya illinoensisPecan  97—  93  76——
Carya glabraPignut hickory100—————
Cinnamomum camphoraxCamphor————  90—
Cornus floridaFlowering dogwood100—  96  81——
Ilex opacaAmerican holly———  95——
Lagerstroemia indicaCrapemyrtle———  84——
Liquidambar styracifluaSweetgum——  93  86——
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip poplar———  24——
Magnolia grandifoliaSouthern magnolia  96—  97  92——
Magnolia virginianaSweet bay magnolia  97—————
Myrica ceriferaWax myrtle———  90——
Platanus occidentalisSycamore——  92  73——
Prunus carolinianaCarolina laurelcherry  76—  74  53——
Prunus serotinaBlack cherry———  64——
Pyrus calleryanaBradford pear———  68——
Quercus falcataSouthern red oak———  60——
Quercus virginianaLive oak  96  97  95  91  78  78
Quercus geminataSand live oak  96  94  96  99——
Quercus laurifoliaLaurel oak  89  94  90  77  85—
Quercus laevisTurkey oak  83—  89———
Quercus nigraWater oak———  72——
Sapium sebiferumyChinese tallow  97—  83  73——
Monocots—Palms
Butia capitataJelly palm  97—————
Sabal palmettoSabal palm  97  92100  80  92  93
Washingtonia robustaWashington palm—  80——  92—
Conifers
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicolaSouthern redcedar  92—  60  61——
Pinus clausaSand pine  61  4  58  48——
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and var. densaSlash pine (and South Florida slash pine)  9590 (var. densa)96  7279 (var. densa)73 (var. densa)
Pinus glabra Spruce pine———  46——
Pinus palustrisLongleaf pine  90—  94  59  57—
Pinus taedaLoblolly pine——  82  66——
Taxodium distichumBaldcypress————  95—

  • ↵zNumbers are presented only for tree species having a sample greater or equal to n = 20 trees for each hurricane. Least significant differences at P = 0.05 are 35% for Jeanne, 35% for Ivan, and 30% for Charley. Erin and Opal survival percentages are from Duryea (1997); Andrew survival percentages are from Duryea et al. (1996).

  • ↵yProhibited from use in Florida.

  • ↵xInvasive and not recommended for use in Florida (Fox et al. 2005).