Picture the tree in your front yard...

This is the goal of most homeowners:
A large, healthy tree

Then the storms begin…



213 mile per hour winds
50,000 degree Fahrenheit lightning strikes
8 feet of standing water
500 pounds of ice

Doesn't sound like a good day, does it? For many homeowners' trees, this is all in a year's work: withstanding tornadoes, lightning, floods and ice storms, among others. No wonder our city trees often look abused - they are. Weather and, particularly, sudden storms can wreak havoc on trees.




This website will look at many types of devastating storms and the resulting damage:
  • What storm effected your trees?
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    Evaluating the damage to your tree after the storm will include the following steps:
  • What part of your tree is damaged?
                                                       
  • How much damage did my tree receive?

  • What maintenance does my tree need?

  • Will my tree survive and thrive?

  • Do-it-yourself vs. Hiring a Professional

  • Who do I contact now?
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    This website is one of many steps undertaken by local, state and federal government agencies and non-profit and private companies to help central Oklahoma residents recover from the May 3, 1999 tornadoes. During an hour and a half on the evening of May 3, thousands of homes were destroyed and lives irreparably changed by some of the strongest storms ever recorded, with one tornado rated an F5. To learn more about this devasting event, read the full report.

    May 3rd Report
    421kb

    To learn more about the tornado damage rating scale, follow this link:
    (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html)


    This website was designed to assist victims of similar events care for their urban trees and recover from the storms.


    The website was made possible through the following donors and participants:

    The Tree Bank Foundation
    The Tree Bank Foundation
    www.treebank.oktree.org

    US Forest Service
    US Forest Service
    www.fs.fed.us         		Oklahoma Forestry Services
    Oklahoma Forestry Services
    www.oda.state.ok.us
    City of Midwest City
    City of Midwest City Oklahoma
    www.midwestcityok.org         		City of Oklahoma City
    City of Oklahoma City Oklahoma
    www.okc.gov
    City of Moore Oklahoma
    City of Moore Oklahoma
    www.ci.moore.ok.us         		City of Del City Oklahoma
    City of Del City Oklahoma
    www.cityofdelcity.com


    The website was created and is maintained by
    Cross Timbers ForestryCross Timbers Forestry
    www.crosstimbersforestry.com


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