Hurricane Season on the Potomac: Why “Wind-Thinning” Your Canopy Saves Your Waterfront View
Waterfront trees on the Potomac take full wind impact. No buffer. No protection. Wind-thinning reduces that risk. It opens the canopy so wind passes through instead of pushing the tree over. University of Florida research shows the impact clearly. Thinned trees had a 73% survival rate in hurricanes. Unpruned trees dropped to 47%. For waterfront […]
