Resource Number: 15820
Title: Ice Storm Impacts on Trees: Prioritized Causes of Damage
Description: Major ice storms cause millions of dollars in infrastructure damage and tree loss. Across the Southern United States storm intensity, associated wind speeds, and ice volumes can be great, over-loading trees, and causing canopy and stem failures. In Eastern North America there have been many studies over many years examining how trees were damaged by ice storms. In these studies, a number of observations suggest both damage forms and causes, as well as potential solutions or corrections to make in order to minimize tree risks.
Last Updated: August 2, 2022
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