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These wind-resistant trees are more likely to stay standing in the face of extreme weather.

The most wind-resistant trees have deep, extensive roots, strong trunks, and flexible wood that bends under wind pressure instead of breaking. Some good examples are the live oak, crape myrtle, and bald cypress. But it’s not only the roots and wood fiber that make a tree resistant to hurricanes and tornadoes. How you choose, plant, and care for it also determines whether a tree will survive…