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What kind of tree is more vulnerable to survive in a Hurricane?

If you are in Houston or any Hurricane areas, what trees didn't survive a category 2 or above hurricane? List your trees and if you have pictures. Thank you.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Most commonly seen trees down lately (near Houston): Large pine trees and older oak trees. When the winds get much above 100mph the pines tend to snap in half or push over. Older oak trees tend to have a heavy canopy and catch a lot of wind. They'll push right over, especially if the ground is very wet.

    Source(s): personal experience
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Palm trees are made to take the wind. The long trunk doesn't present much of a profile to the and the fronds themselves can articulate so they don't present much profile either. The fronds are also very very well attached to the tree.

    Source(s): Mythbusters(straw through a tree)
  • 1 decade ago

    First of all EWW to the above statement.

    A palm tree:)

  • angela
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Palm trees--they can last thru all sorts of wind!!~

    Source(s): Florida Girl~~
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  • 1 decade ago

    palm trees seem to always survive they sway but they most

    likely survive .

  • 1 decade ago

    palm trees i dont know why but they just do it probably cuase the are so flexible that they just bend

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