Plants for Windy Areas

Strong winds are an unfortunate fact for some CNY gardeners. Winds can wreak havoc in numerous ways. Winds can strip a plant of its necessary flowers and/or leaves  - occasionally even uprooting it or snapping it’s branches. High winds can cause stress on a plant by aggravating water stresses by increased transpiration and evaporation of essential moisture. The following plants are prized for their tolerance and performance in windy areas.

Quaking Aspen (Populous tremuloides) makes a lovely sound in the summer breeze

Note: You may help relieve a plant with wind (transporation) stress by applying an easy to use spray-on  product called “Wilt Pruf” which forms a protective barrier layer on plant foliage safely minimizing moisture loss for  maximum plant function and health.

Trees
Acer plantanoides-Norway Maple
Acer plantanoides-‘Crimson King’ Norway Maple
Caragana arborescens -Siberian Peashrub
Elaeagnus angustifolia -Russian Olive
Juniperus sp.- Junipers
Picea abies - Norway Spruce
Pinus (many)- Pines
Populous sp.-Poplars and Aspens
Pseudotsuga menziesii -Douglas Fir
Thuja occidentalis-American Arborvitae

 
Shrubs
Berberis-Barberry
Buxus-Boxwood
Chamaecyparis -False Cypress
Cotoneaster-Cotoneaster
Elaeagnus- Autumn / Russian Olive
Euonymous japonica-Evergreen Euonymous
Juniperus sp. -Junipers
Ligustrum- Privet
Lonicera tartarica -Honeysuckle
Pyracantha - Firethorn
Rhus (some)- Sumac
Viburnum dentatum -Arrowhead Viburnum

Perennials, Vines, Herbs and Annuals
Lavandula sp.-Lavender
Rosmarinus officinalis -Rosemary
Ceratium tomentosum -Snow—in—Summer
Euphorbia -Spurges
Hemerocallis sp.-Daylily
Kniphofia uvaria-Red-Hot Poker
Salvia sp.- Salvias and Sages
Pelargonium sp.-Geraniums   
Yucca filamentosa -Adam’s Needle