As the storm approached I got some last minute advise from a friend to prune as much as possible. So I ran outside and began handpruning everything. The cuts were quick and severe, no time for tipping or thinking. I got through it just as the outer bands arrived. When I was done they resembled sticks but surely looked more prone to survive. I watched many get blown down one way and then the other way after the eye. All of the trees took one hell of a beating but somehow managed to remain in the ground and not shear. Since the storm I have staked ever tree that needed support and have begun spraying copper. Water is subsiding but still flooded areas. My collection of jackfruit and annonas will probably succomb to the flooding. I would bet that some mangoes if not many will hopefully make it (survive 150mph!). I think the key will be mitigating disease/fungus at this point. Unfortunately while I was pruning I couldn't help but notice all of the black spot that I was haphazardly spreading from one tree to another. No time for proper sanitation to disinfect between trees just wipe blade with shirt and move on to next one.
Lesson learned: prune the heck out of any tree you care about prior to hurricane,
