Name and comments | |
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Cupressus sempervirens, Italian cypress | Columnar habit makes it susceptible. |
Termanalia catappa, tropical almond Harpullia cupanoides, tulipwood Pithecellobium dulce, ape’s earring | Brittle wood. Many V crotches Subject to windthrow, brittle wood |
Spathodia companulata, African tulip tree Delonix regia, royal poinciana | Brittle wood Subject to windthrow, brittle wood |
Grevellia robusta, silk oak | Tall tree with dense crown, breakage and windthrow |
Persea americana, avocado | Dense crown and brittle wood |
Bischofia javanica, bischofia Acacia auriculiformis, ear-leaf acacia | Same as avocado Brittle wood in older trees. |
Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Island pine Casuarina spp., Australian pine | Tall tree with columnar habit Problem when shallow rooted. |