Wind-Resistant Species

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species of trees with deep and ramified root systems and strong trunks, which withstand storms and hurricanes well and are not susceptible to windfall. Some wind-resistant species are oak, Siberian stone pine, eucalyptus, and sequoia.

The wind resistance of trees is connected with the conditions of growth. Deeper and more ramified root systems develop on deep, relatively friable, and well-drained soil, in conditions of a deep water table, and among sparsely standing young trees; the roots ramify near the surface on fine pebbly soil, heavy swampy soil, or sandy soil with a high water table, as well as in cases of shallowly positioned permanently frozen rock. Windbreak margins also raise wind resistance.

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No references found			They proposed that this difference was due to 1) the predominance of wind-resistant species on ridge tops, at least one of which (Dacryodes excelsa Vahl) exhibits root grafting; 2) drier soil conditions on ridge tops that lead to more developed root systems; and 3) increased damage in exposure valleys due to trees dropping down the slope. Forest damage and recovery from catastrophic wind by Everham, Edwin M., III; Brokaw, Nicholas V.L. / The Botanical Review			wind stop wind stress wind tee wind tide wind triangle Wind Tunnel wind turbine wind uplift wind valley wind vane wind velocity wind wave wind-chill index wind-cut stone wind-cut tree wind-direction indicator wind-direction shaft wind-driven current Wind-Energy Cadastre wind-fire angle wind-grooved stone Wind-Measuring Data Buoy wind-polished stone Wind-Power Installation Wind-Power Plant Wind-Resistant Species wind-rode wind-scoured stone wind-shaped stone wind-shift line wind-speed rating wind-tunnel balance wind-tunnel instrumentation Wind/U windage windage loss windage scale windage yaw Windau Windaus, Adolf windbag windblown Windbreak Windbreaks windburn WinDD Windelband, Wilhelm Winder Windermere Windermere, Lady Windfall			wind-chill index Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser wind-cut stone wind-cut tree Wind-Diesel Hybrid System wind-direction indicator wind-direction shaft wind-driven current Wind-Driven Rain Wind-Energy Cadastre Wind-Eze Wind-fertilized wind-fire angle WIND-FLEX wind-grooved stone Wind-Induced Surface Heat Exchange Wind-Measuring Data Buoy Wind-mill Wind-mill Wind-mill Wind-plant wind-polished stone wind-pollinated Wind-Power Installation Wind-Power Plant Wind-powered Wind-powered Wind-Resistant Species Wind-rode Wind-rode wind-scoured stone Wind-shaken wind-shaped stone wind-shift line wind-speed rating Wind-sucker Wind-sucking Wind-sucking Wind-surfing Wind-surfing Wind-tunnel Wind-tunnel wind-tunnel balance wind-tunnel instrumentation wind-up wind-up wind-up wind-up wind-ups Wind/U Wind/Wave Tunnel Facility windage windage Windage Adjustable Rear Sight windage loss windage scale windage yaw Windago

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