(In decreasing order of Resistance)
| Breakage | Uprooting | Salt | Deterioration by insects and disease |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak | Live Oak | Live Oak | Live Oak |
| Palm | Palm | Palm | Palm |
| Bald Cypress | Bald Cypress | Slash Pine | Sweetgum |
| Pond Cypress | Pond Cypress | Longleaf Pine | Water Oak |
| Sweetgum | Tupelo gum | Pond Cypress | Sycamore |
| Tupelo Gum | Red Cedar | Loblolly Pine | Bald Cypress |
| Mimosa | Sweetgum | Red Cedar | Pond Cypress |
| Dogwood | Sycamore | Tupelo Gum | Southern Red Oak |
| Magnolia | Longleaf Pine | Bald Cypress | Magnolia |
| Sweet Bay | Mimosa | Sweetgum | Tupelo gum |
| Southern Red Oak | Southern Red Oak | Water Oak | Sweet Bay |
| Water Oak | Magnolia | Sycamore | Hickory |
| Sycamore | Slash Pine | Sweet Bay | Pecan |
| Longleaf Pine | Loblolly Pine | Southern Red Oak | Red Cedar |
| Slash Pine | Sweet Bay | Hickory | Red Maple |
| Loblolly Pine | Water Oak | Mimosa | Mimosa |
| Red Cedar | Red Maple | Pecan | Dogwood |
| Hickory | Dogwood | Magnolia | Longleaf Pine |
| Red Maple | Hickory | Red Maple | Slash Pine |
| Pecan | Pecan | Dogwood | Loblolly Pine |