I found an excellent resource by the UF IFAS Extension Office! It is a detailed PDF entitled: Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees after a Hurricane. Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program. The link for this resource is below. It covers the following topics:
Safety - staying safe and hiring the right professional
Assessing damage - learn to tell the difference between trees that should be removed and those that may recover
Restoration pruning - find out how to prune trees to restore them back to health after a hurricane
Palms & pines - get specialized information for dealing with palms and pines
Prevention - learn how to design and manage urban forests for wind resistance by selecting the right tree and designing the right location
Wind resistant species - find out which tree species can survive hurricanes better
*All information was provided by the UF IFAS extension office
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP29100.pdf
