As a rule, tall pine trees, such as White Pine, do not mingle well with development.  I would simply not plant them around my home.  Red Oak is the most common type of hardwood that we remove, followed by hickory, and silver maple trees.

The following selection of trees are recommended for growing condtions in the Chattanooga area.  Consideration is given to mitigate the risks associated with urban forestry, when very large trees grow close to a building or pedestrian area.  

1.  Ginko

2.  Eastern Redbud

3.  Flowering Dogwood

4.  Deodar Cedar

5.  Leyland Cyprus

6.  Bald Cypress

7.  Flowering Dogwood

8.  Sugar Maple

9.  Red Maple

10.  Yoshino Cherry

11.  Southern Magnolia

12.  Saucer Magnolia

13.  Dawn Redwood

14.  Serviceberry

15.  Yellowwood

16.  Crape Myrtle

17.  Sawtooth Oak

18.  Willow Oak

19.  Pin Oak

20.  Lacebark Elm

21.  Goldenrain Tree

22.  Japanese Zelkovs

23.  Washinigton Hawthorne

24.  Foster Holly

25.  American Holly