Trees that appear to resist damage

Here are some trees that appear somewhat resistant to storm damage. The natural dominant trunk habit on many of these is thought to account for some of this resistance. Most trees that mature at a small size resist wind damage due to their small profile.

Many palms
Live oak
Southern magnolia
Sweetgum
Holly
Sycamore
Swamp chestnut oak
Spruce pine
Baldcypress
Gumbo limbo
Blackgum