Hurricane Sandy struck the northeast United States on October 29, 2012. It came in as a category one storm, bringing ninety per mile winds and a record surge of 13.88 feet into New York (Fitzpatrick 2012, Kantha 2013). These strong winds brought down various trees and caused destruction throughout the forests within the Northeast. The State University of New York (SUNY) Purchase College is located within a county of New York in the Northeast. It is surrounded by deciduous forests inhabited by both
Khat (Chata edulis) Khat is an evergreen perennial shrub that belongs to the Celastraceae family. It might have been originated in Ethiopia and spread to the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century (Dhaifalah. 2004). It is widely produced and consumed in eastern Africa and some parts of the southwest Arabia, and Madagascar (Pantelis et al.1989). It has various vernacular names, i.e, Khat (English and Arabic,) Jimaa (Oromiffaa ), Chat (Amharic) and Miraa in Kenya (Kiswahili). It prefers well-drained