HerenIstarion:
No, the trees are still in front of my parents' old house - I just haven't lived there for 20 years, and my mom & dad don't live there anymore either. I know what you mean about pine trees - they are pretty noisy when the wind moves through them. It must have something to do with having needles instead of leaves.
The idea of the 'talking trees' is a fancy I picked up after reading LOTR - it was the closest I could come to meeting an Ent!