Trees & Landscapes

There are ways to prepare for severe weather events, and effectively deal with their aftermath. Use these UF/IFAS Disaster Preparation & Recovery resources to get started. In addition, you can find relevant disaster preparation content and insight through UF/IFAS blogs.

• Overview
  • Preparing Your Landscape for Hurricane Season
  • How to Minimize Wind Damage in the South Florida Landscape
  • Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
  • Wind and Trees: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes
  • Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for Hurricane-Prone Communities
• Tree & Plant Selection
  • Wind-Resistant Trees for Home, Business, and Park Landscaping
  • Design Solutions for a More Wind-Resistant Urban Forest
  • Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites: Site Evaluation and Species Selection
  • Selecting Coastal Plain Species for Wind Resistance
  • Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species for Wind Resistance
  • Selecting Quality Trees from the Nursery
• Pruning
  • Get Your Trees Ready for Storm Season
  • Prescription for Healthy Palms
  • Planting and Establishing Trees

  Developing a Preventative Pruning Program

  • Young Trees
  • Mature Trees
• Hiring an Arborist
  • Hire a Certified Tree Inspector Before Hurricane Season
• Clean Up
  • Safety Comes First
  • Get the Right Tree Care Professional
• Recovery
  • Hurricane-Damaged Palms in the Landscape: Care after the Storm
  • Assessing Hurricane-Damaged Trees and Deciding What to Do
  • Restoring Trees after a Hurricane