Another factor that causes damage in ice storms are fine twigs with multiple ramifications, or any evergreen with many needles. The more places for ice to build, the more potential for damage. The more coarsely-twigged or -branched species generally do better.
On Mar 1, 10:16 pm, Will Fell <[email protected]> wrote: > Snow and ice are a limiting factor for the slash pines. They are very > brittle and break during ice storms. They were planted during the 60's > and 70's up into middle GA and the Carolinas, but the ice storms > destroyed most of them. The Loblolly and and Longleaf were much more > limber and can handle the ice. I suspect other trees are also limited > more by the ice than the temperatures. > > On Feb 28, 7:58 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
