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Ice Storm Recovery
Forest Recovery Bulletin #2
Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry – Forestry Services – January 2014
Will My Trees Survive?
The severe ice storms heavily damaged forests and community trees across parts of Oklahoma.
Tree owners face the dilemma of deciding whether a tree can be saved or whether it is damaged
beyond repair. The information in this bulletin will help guide homeowners, landowners and tree
consultants in assessing the impact of ice damage to hardwood trees so they can better determine
their treatment options.
Some damage will not become evident until after the leaves
emerge in the spring. Determining the full consequences of
the ice storm will require periodic monitoring of tree health
and external indicators of stress, such as the appearance of
decay fungi and insect pests, over the next several years.
Safety considerations require prompt removal of hazardous
trees and branches. Once those are removed, harvesting other
damaged trees may actually cause more damage to the remaining
trees and lead to decreased timber values in the long run. Damaged
trees may eventually develop symptoms of decay and wood
discoloration that can affect tree value. However, this can take from one to several years to
occur.
Don’t be rushed into making rash decisions about trees that are not presently
posing any hazard. First eliminate the safety concerns, then carefully and thoughtfully
assess the remaining trees before taking any further action.
The likelihood that a damaged tree will survive the ice storm is closely related to the extent
of loss of the live crown (the branches that make up the top of the tree). In general, the greater
the crown loss, the less likely the tree will survive. However, other factors also influence
survival, such as tree age (young trees may recover and old trees may not), species (weak-wooded
species such as elm, maple and Bradford pear suffered the most damage) and its
condition before the storm (healthy trees handle stress better than unhealthy ones).
The rules of thumb that follow will help you recognize which trees have the best chance of
surviving the ice storm and the tree stresses that are likely to follow.
Object Description
| Okla State Agency |
Forestry Services, Oklahoma |
| Okla Agency Code |
'040' |
| Title | Will my trees survive? |
| Alternative title | Ice storm recovery |
| Authors | Oklahoma. Forest Division. |
| Publisher | Oklahoma Forestry Services |
| Publication Date | 2014-01 |
| Publication type |
Fact Sheet |
| Subject |
Trees--Wounds and injuries. Ice storms--Oklahoma. |
| Purpose | The severe ice storms heavily damaged forests and community trees across parts of Oklahoma. Tree owners face the dilemma of deciding whether a tree can be saved or whether it is damaged beyond repair. The information in this bulletin will help guide homeowners, landowners and tree consultants in assessing the impact of ice damage to hardwood trees so they can better determine their treatment options. |
| Series | Forest recovery bulletin ; no. 2 |
| OkDocs Class# | A1130.1 I15 no.2 2014 |
| Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
| ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.forestry.ok.gov/Websites/forestry/images/Will_My_Trees_Survive_2014.pdf |
| Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
| Language | English |
| Date created | 2014-02-12 |
| Date modified | 2014-02-12 |
Description
| Title | Will_My_Trees_Survive_2014 1 |
| Full text | Ice Storm Recovery Forest Recovery Bulletin #2 Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Forestry – Forestry Services – January 2014 Will My Trees Survive? The severe ice storms heavily damaged forests and community trees across parts of Oklahoma. Tree owners face the dilemma of deciding whether a tree can be saved or whether it is damaged beyond repair. The information in this bulletin will help guide homeowners, landowners and tree consultants in assessing the impact of ice damage to hardwood trees so they can better determine their treatment options. Some damage will not become evident until after the leaves emerge in the spring. Determining the full consequences of the ice storm will require periodic monitoring of tree health and external indicators of stress, such as the appearance of decay fungi and insect pests, over the next several years. Safety considerations require prompt removal of hazardous trees and branches. Once those are removed, harvesting other damaged trees may actually cause more damage to the remaining trees and lead to decreased timber values in the long run. Damaged trees may eventually develop symptoms of decay and wood discoloration that can affect tree value. However, this can take from one to several years to occur. Don’t be rushed into making rash decisions about trees that are not presently posing any hazard. First eliminate the safety concerns, then carefully and thoughtfully assess the remaining trees before taking any further action. The likelihood that a damaged tree will survive the ice storm is closely related to the extent of loss of the live crown (the branches that make up the top of the tree). In general, the greater the crown loss, the less likely the tree will survive. However, other factors also influence survival, such as tree age (young trees may recover and old trees may not), species (weak-wooded species such as elm, maple and Bradford pear suffered the most damage) and its condition before the storm (healthy trees handle stress better than unhealthy ones). The rules of thumb that follow will help you recognize which trees have the best chance of surviving the ice storm and the tree stresses that are likely to follow. |
| Date created | 2014-02-12 |
| Date modified | 2014-02-12 |
