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The following lists and comments are based on observations and reports made by G. Calvert, B. Jackes, J. Roach, G. Stocker et al., N. Tucker, and others and a report to the Cairns City Council on Cyclone “Winifred”. It covers cyclones in Queensland and the Northern Territory since Althea in 1971. This is not a fully comprehensive list as in many cases there were only a few specimens to note. Please look up details of possible height when selecting plants for particular areas. Photos of most of these trees can be found on the 番茄社区 Flora and Fauna web site.
WIND RESISTANT SPECIES
These may lose leaves and small branches but retain their overall framework. Usually remain standing or leaning.
Scientific name |
Common name |
Comments |
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Alstonia actinopyhlla |
Milky Pine |
Very stable, withstood ‘Tracey’ with minimal damage. |
Alstonia scholaris |
Milky Pine |
Minimal damage, some branches may be broken, good open architecture, trunk is sturdy. Should not be planted close to buildings as at maturity form a large tree. Can be pruned to reduce height. |
Archontophoenix alexandrae |
Alexander Palm |
Flexible stem, collects debris. |
Arenga australasica |
Native Sugar Palm, native Honey Palm |
Excellent in ‘Larry’ and ‘Yasi’ in Bingal Bay area and elsewhere, form a good windbreak and also bind the soil reducing erosion. |
Argyrodendron spp. |
Tulip Oak |
Only limbs lost in ‘Larry’. |
Araucaria spp. |
Hoop Pine, Norfolk Pine |
Lost branches particularly on windward side, but remained standing. Tops sometimes taken out. |
Babingtonia virgata |
Baeckea |
Tall shrub, most have changed name , flexible. |
Barringtonia calyptrata |
Mango Pine, Cassowary Pine |
Good tolerance and leaves quickly resprouted within 3 weeks in Townsville - Yasi. |
Bombax ceiba |
Bombax, Red Cotton Tree |
Open architecture, lost some branches but structure remained. |
Brachychiton acerifolius |
Illawarra Flame Tree, Flame Tree |
Depending on position some of these lose the upper portion but many lost only small branches. The Peanut Tree, Sterculia quadrifida behaved similarly. |
Calophyllum inophyllum |
Mastwood, Alexandrian Laurel, Beauty Leaf, Beach Touriga |
Excellent in all cyclones, on the beach front may lose branches but main stem and main branches remain, soon recovers. Some lost in the tidal surge in Cardwell others looked skeletons but structure remained |
Canarium australianum |
Mango bark, Scrub Turpentine, Brown Cudgeree |
An attractive coastal tree, no casualties observed, only some branches broken |
Carallia brachiata |
Freshwater mangrove, Carallia |
Tolerant of strong winds. |
Carpentaria acuminata |
Carpentaria Palm |
Thin flexible stem, collects debris. |
Castanospermum.australe |
Black Bean Tree |
Trunk stable, may lose leaves and look tatty but soon recovers. |
Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
Cinnamon |
Only a few trees observed, but they lost very few branches. |
Cocos nucifera |
Coconut Palm |
Good if not top heavy with coconuts! |
Cordyline spp. |
Cordyline |
A popular plant to about 2 m tall, flexible, very tolerant of strong winds. |
Cryptocarya hypospodia |
Laurel |
Rainforest tree that has proven to be hardy. |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
Tuckeroo, Cupania Tree |
A hardy tree if planted initially as a small tree and allowed to develop a good root system, most failures were due to a poor root system. |
Cycas spp. |
Cycads |
Rarely exceed 3 m tall, no failures observed. |
Elaeocarpus grandis |
Blue Quandong |
Open architecture, may lose some branches and top knocked out – quick growing. |
Eugenia uniflora |
Surinam Cherry, Brazilian Cherry |
Bushy shrub to 4 m tall, edible fruit, very small branches broken only. |
Euroschinus falcatus |
Ribbon Wood, Maiden’s Blush |
A local woodland tree that seemed to ignore the strong winds |
Ficus benghalensis |
Banyan Fig |
Along Townsville foreshores, although they have a flattened side due to normal wind shear, most were very sturdy particularly if the aerial roots were left to increase the stability. Only some branches and leaves on windward side lost . New leaves appearing within 3 weeks. |
Ficus rubiginosa |
Rusty Fig, Rock Fig |
None appeared to be lost on the Townsville Strand and all standing. |
Flindersia spp. |
Native Ash, Maples, Hickory |
Resistance varies with species but most observed to date appear to be very resistant. Flindersia brayleyana is a good species |
Fraxinus griffithii |
Griffith’s Ash |
This small tree appeared to suffer very little damage and continued to flower. |
Glochidion spp. |
Buttonwood, Little Cheese Tree |
Lost small branches and rather battered on windward side with shredded leaves, tall shrub, often bushy. |
Gmelina arborea |
White Beech, Gmelina |
Resistant, little damage observed, this tree is becoming weedy in some areas, so if planted needs to be keep under control. |
Gmelina fasciculiflora |
White Beech, Gmelina |
Resistant, little damage observed. |
Gmelina leichhardtii |
White Beech |
Resistant with minimal damage. |
Grevillea baileyana |
Bailey’s Grevillea, White Silky Oak |
Reported to do well in Bingil Bay during ‘Yasi’, should be planted while small to allow a good root system to develop. Those that failed around Townsville resulted from time of planting to time of ‘Yasi’ being inadequate for a suitable root system to develop. Soil substrate also probably affects. |
Harpulia pendula |
Tulipwood |
Some broken small branches but otherwise resistant. |
Lagerstroemia speciosa |
Lagerstroemia, Queen’s Myrtle |
Good resistance but some recently planted ones did lean. |
Leptospermum madidum |
Weeping Tea-tree |
Excellent tall shrub with fine leaves and flexible branches. |
Livistona spp. |
Fan Palms |
Leaves flexible, become mop-like, very few observed to fall, species dependent. |
Lophostemon grandiflorus |
Northern Swamp Mahogany |
Some branch damage and leaf loss only. |
Mangifera indica |
Mango |
Variable results but in Townsville in both’Althea’ and ‘Yasi’, most seemed to ignore the passage of the cyclone and act as debris collector and wind breaks, occasionally some small limbs lost. |
Meleleuca bracteata |
Black tea-tree |
All standing although some had lost parts of the crown on the windward side. |
Melaleuca fluviatilis |
Paperbark |
Most of these tall paperbarks (M. dealbata, M.leucadendra) were good, a few snapped and the older bark was stripped off. |
Melaleuca viminalis |
Bottlebrush |
Better known as Callistemon, a good flexible shrub or small tree, most were relatively undamaged. |
Melaleuca viridiflora |
Broad-leafed Paperbark |
Some small branches lost. |
Millettia pinnata |
Pongamia |
Leaves lost and small branches survived well, soon resprouting. |
Mimusops elengi |
Red Coondoo, Mimusops |
Small trees, none observed to have fallen. |
Nauclea orientalis |
Leichhardt Tree |
Large specimens lost some limbs and leaves particularly on windward side. |
Nerium oleander |
Oleander |
Multi-stemmed, flexible tall shrub; highly, poisonous so be selective about where you plant it. |
Pandanus spp. |
Pandanus, Screw Pine |
Look like wrung out mops but remain standing. |
Phoenix roebelinii |
Dwarf Date Palm |
A stable dwarf palm. |
Pleiogynium timorense |
Burdekin Plum |
All trees appeared to suffer little damage. |
Pterocarpus indicus var. indicus |
Burmese Rosewood, Angsana |
Only a few casualties, most only lost leaves and small branches even in large supermarket car parks. Variety burmannica, ‘Weeping Rosewood’ did not do well. |
Roystonia regia |
Cuban Royal Palm |
Seems to be good up to category 3, perhaps don’t let it get too big. |
Sabal palmetto |
Palmetto Palm |
These relatively small palms withstood the wind other than looking windswept unless other trees fell on them. |
Schotia brachypetala |
Kaffir bean Tree |
Medium sized tree that loses only small branches. |
Scolopia braunii |
Scolopia |
Small branches. |
Syzygium forte |
White Lady Apple |
Grow naturally near beach front, lose leaves and may be a few branches. Medium sized tree with a dense crown. |
Syzygium leuhmannii |
Cherry Satinash |
This Lilly Pilly and a related species S. fibrosum all survived well. Both are relatively small trees and can be pruned to a suitable height |
Swietenia mahogani |
Mahogany |
A few small branches and wind burnt leaves were the only observations. Compare with the African Mahogany. |
Tamarindus indica |
Tamarind |
Appears to ignore strong wind in most situations. |
Tectonia grandis |
Teak |
Some branches and the top off large trees and leaves the worst for wear also came through well in ‘Tracey’. A young plantation near Silkwood in Yasi showed little effect. |
Terminalia catappa |
Sea Almond |
Most lost or had leaves torn and wind-burnt, but structure remained. |
Terminalia spp. |
Damson Plum, Terminalia |
All species have good open architecture offering little wind resistance but leaves burnt as expected, occasionally branches broken. |
Wodyetia bifurcata |
Foxtail Palm |
Showed good tolerance despite large leaves which appear to be very flexible, may be different if and when it reaches 15 m tall. |
Xanthostemon chrysanthus |
Golden Penda, Yellow Penda |
Very tolerant tree once a good root system developed, best planted as a small to 1 m tall tree. Mass flowering one month later |
Xanthostemon verticillatus |
Bloomfield Penda |
Shrub, very tolerant. |