They usually just stand there. There are too many to easily take down, and are mixed in with other trees.
The whole east half of the continental US is one large storm away from thousands of fallen dead trees.
The whole east half of the continental US is one large storm away from thousands of fallen dead trees.
There are estimates that 13-25% of tree growth in our state has died over the last decade. That's closer to 50 million.
Weirdly, dead trees can survive better because without leaves they don’t catch as much wind.