Well that’s interesting.
Live Oaks, yes quite majestic.
I was admiring some last month by one of my doctors’ offices in No California.
I think generally they can live hundreds of years.
So wind was the most destructive during Hugo, huh?
Wind and rain were definitely the destructive forces inland in places like Charlotte during Hurricane Hugo, which was still a Cat 1 when it arrived into the Queen City. The rain softened the red clay and the winds took out the stately oak trees, many of which were planted in the early 20th century.
Category 4 storm surge caused much of the coastal damage.