| Always Favor | Desirable | Less Desirable | Always Cut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | *Willow Oak | American Elm (Ordinary) | Bitter pecan |
| Sweetgum | *Water Oak | *Hackberry (Ordinary) | Winged Elm |
| Yellow-poplar | *Nuttall oak | Maple | Rock Elm |
| *Cherrybark Oak | Cottonwood | *Sweet Pecan | Waterlocust |
| Cypress | Overcup Oak (2nd growth) | *Blackgum | Box Elder |
| Forked Leaf White Oak | *Persimmon | Overcup Oak (over mature) | Honeylocust |
| Cow Oak | Sycamore | Birch (best specimens) | Birch (ordinary) |
| Shumard Oak | Tupelo | Willow (best Specimens) | Willow (ordinary) |
| Delta Post Oak | American Elm (best Specimens) | Hickory (best specimens) | Hickory (ordinary) |
| *Willow Oak (in spots) | *Hackberry (best specimens) | Mulberry | |
| *Water Oak (in spots) | |||
| *Important game food trees. | |||
Source: Timber Management guide for Yazoo-Little Tallahatchie Flood Prevention Project, USDA, Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service, cooperating with Soil Conservation Districts.