LongLeaf Pine
I am making this post also by request. I have to be truthful, and tell you that although wikipedia has some good things to say about the Longleaf Pine, and it is the state tree, it is a tree I really dislike. The first thing I did when I moved into my house was to clear it of pines, and this spring, I will be having to clear some saplings.
If you read the wiki, you will discover that this pine is very fire resistant. What they don’t add is that a pine tree, being so tall and straight is a lightening magnet. The trees may not combust when stricken by lightning; however, they are a very sappy tree, and that sap will get super hot, and the trees will actually explode. Picture that for a moment: boiling hot sap flying through the air, accompanied by large jagged chunks of tree. Yeah, not my favorite.
We have Longleaf pines here too, I know this because there is a neighborhood with so many, that they named it “Longleaf”. Which does sound better than “Lots O’ Pine Trees”