I think it’s just your perception. I can easily spot when a movie or TV show was filmed in a North Georgia forest. And when driving from Atlanta 2 hours west to

I think it’s just your perception. I can easily spot when a movie or TV show was filmed in a North Georgia forest. And when driving from Atlanta 2 hours west to Birmingham, 2 hours east to Augusta, or 2 hours south to Columbus you can tell a huge difference in vegetation. As for your pictures: https://explorebeaufortsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/spanishmoss.jpg https://explorebeaufortsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/spa... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Photo_of_the_Week_-_Great_Dismal_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28VA%29_%284578425529%29.jpg/300px-Photo_of_the_Week_-_Great_Dismal_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28VA%29_%284578425529%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Ph... https://www.gatlinburgtnguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Fall-colors-in-the-Smoky-Mountains.jpg https://www.gatlinburgtnguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09... https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/photos/tnc_86407773_4000x2200.jpg?crop=0,113,4272,2236&wid=1280&hei=670&scl=3.3375 https://natureconservancy-h.assetsadobe.com/is/image/content... All in the Southeast.