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I also have several Sweetgum Trees in my front yard, but I don't have any good photos of them. Maybe I'll take some tomorrow. Sweetgums are great shade trees, but the gumballs are annoying. Oak, Sugar Maple, Pine, Live Oak, Dogwood, Bradford Pear (ugh), River Birch and Elm trees are also plentiful in the Columbia area.
Pines are fairly common in my neighborhood (and the south east in general). Most of them were existing before the development, and the developer didn't take them down when they built the neighborhood. I believe they're all Loblolly pines: Loblolly Pine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most of my backyard is natural woods so there are lots of pine trees, some cherry trees along with a few others I don't recognize. The worst by far is the sparkleberry. That stuff will take over everything, it grows like grass and then turns into a tree.
In the front yard I have crape myrtles, a maple tree, windmill palms, little gem magnolias and a couple of leyland cypress so I don't have to see my neighbors.
Most of my backyard is natural woods so there are lots of pine trees, some cherry trees along with a few others I don't recognize. The worst by far is the sparkleberry. That stuff will take over everything, it grows like grass and then turns into a tree.
In the front yard I have crape myrtles, a maple tree, windmill palms, little gem magnolias and a couple of leyland cypress so I don't have to see my neighbors.
I live on a quiet street with lots of pines. They are not very attractive looking and cause a lot of allergy problems but there is one tree in my yard that's nice, I just don't know what it is. I also have some dogwoods going up the sides of my driveway.
Thanks for the replies guys. Wacca- yeah, I remember that thread now and your super palm trees. As you know as I have mentioned before, I am in northeast Tennessee (@1500 ft) and have been experimenting with palms for about 4 years now.
I am guessing that most of the pines everyone is referring to here are Loblolly pines, as they are a very popular southeast pine. We have Loblollys here as well, especially on the west side of the metro area, but we have alot of "White pines", they are called. I personally have 6 Loblolly pines on our property which are thriving. They seem to be fast growers, but at this time my Longleaf pines are growing like wildfire. They are in their rapid growth stage now. We do not have many Longleaf pines here, as they are not native, but they do thrive here. I also have a Slash pine (which is rare here) that is growing like a weed- I am sure this is a popular tree in SC, especially in eastern SC. I also have two Southern Live Oaks, which I did not think would survive here, are thriving as well.
Basically, if you walked in my lawn, you would think you were in eastern GA or SC (if not for the hills, ). Native trees- we have Beech, Southern Red Oak, Holly, Southern Magnolia (not really native, but they are all over the place up here), Willow Oak, Peach, Loblolly pine, etc. Over the years some of the non-native trees I have planted are - Southern Live Oaks, Longleaf pines, Slash pine, Windmill palm, Needle palm, Sabal Minor palms, Sabal Birmingham, etc, etc.
Here is my Longleaf pine from last summer... its grown about 3 more feet since this photo! Its about 8 ft tall now! Anyone here have Longleafs in their yard and photos? I seen some of these growing on the roadsides when we went to Lancaster SC last year.
My Windmill palm...
Needle palm... (I am a terrible planter )
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I've posted my Palms (Palmetto, Mexican Fan, Pindo and Chinese Windmill) on this thread:
I have a gorgeous Willow oak - there are a lot of them in the Upstate -- t his is not mine but this is what they look like.
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). Native trees- we have Beech, Southern Red Oak, Holly, Southern Magnolia (not really native, but they are all over the place up here), Willow Oak, Peach, Loblolly pine, etc. Over the years some of the non-native trees I have planted are - Southern Live Oaks, Longleaf pines, Slash pine, Windmill palm, Needle palm, Sabal Minor palms, Sabal Birmingham, etc, etc. 
