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Restoring Trees After a Hurricane

, , Ryan Klein, , , Michael Andreu, andAlyssa Vinson

Release Date: 6/3/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-EP300-2007

Urban Horticulture

Abstract

ENH-1054 provides a step-by-step guide for restoring trees after a hurricane or windstorm so that trees can bring beauty and shade back to the community with reduced risk.

About this Publication

This document is ENH 1054, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture (Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series), UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2007. Revised March 2026. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gilman, E. F., & Partin, T. (2008). Chapter 4 — Restoring Trees After a Hurricane. EDIS, 2008(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep300-2007

Authors

Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman

professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Traci Partin
Traci Partin

former horticultural information specialist, Department of Environmental Horticulture

Ryan Klein
Ryan Klein
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Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, arboriculture, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Richard Hauer
Richard Hauer

professor emeritus, urban forestry, UWSP College of Natural Resources, Stevens Point, WI

Allyson Salisbury
Allyson Salisbury
assistant teaching professor, urban forestry, Rutgers Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, New Brunswick, NJ
Michael Andreu
Michael Andreu
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Specialist
University of Florida

professor, forest systems, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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Alyssa Vinson
Alyssa Vinson
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County agent
University of Florida

Extension agent II, urban forestry, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Seffner, FL

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