Resource Number: 17187
Title: Crown, Branch, & Root Damage: Tree Susceptibility In Ice Storms
Description: Major ice storms cause catastrophic damage to trees. In reviewing ice storm caused damage in trees, it is possible to formulate some tree health care and management applications to minimize damage from the next major ice storm. Tree damage from ice storms can be summarized into four interrelated components: 1) tree canopy or crown attributes; 2) branch characteristics; 3) roots and soil; and, 4) specific tree species strength attributes. Figure 1 presents these primary components as well as lists the number of specific tree attributes included within each component and number of research studies which cited each component.
Last Updated: August 31, 2022
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- Natural Resources
- Trees
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