retention patterns. For example, wind damage (uprooting and
snapping) increases with decreasing density of retained trees and
is more pronounced for trees in dispersed than in aggregated
retention patterns (Esseen, 1994; Moore et al., 2003). In addition,
trees with low height-to-diameter ratios, sparse crowns, greater
crown length, and those belonging to deep-rooting species are less
susceptible to wind damage (Moore et al., 2003; Scott and Mitchell,
2005) and should be selected preferentially in areas where wind
damage is of concern.