Which Part of the US is more Lush Green? (vs., areas)

[rnb17]

Which side do you think is overall more green year-round? And which cities stand out to you on either the East or the West?

[Mini-apple-less]

Definitely the East. The East lacks desert entirely, while the West is mostly semi arid or arid. Even the Pacific Northwest is only "green" up to about 120 miles inland and has an intense summer dry season.

[sav858]

Despite a good chunk of the east being brown and dead looking for a good portion of the year overall it's much more lush and green. Much of the west is pretty brown and arid with a good amount of area being like that year round.

[notnamed]

Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is the most green area. Especially with it being green through the winter. But I'd agree that it doesn't balance out the rest of the entire west.

[kehkou]

Just look at a true color camsat image of the USA (such as Google Earth images). It's pretty apparent.

[mjlo]

Originally Posted by notnamed

Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is the most green area. Especially with it being green through the winter. But I'd agree that it doesn't balance out the rest of the entire west.

The Pac NW isn't any more green than the upper Midwest, Southeast, or New England. It might be equal at best.

Kind of an odd poll given the clear and stark contrast East vs. West of the Mississippi.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by mjlo

The Pac NW isn't any more green than the upper Midwest, Southeast, or New England. It might be equal at best.

Kind of an odd poll given the clear and stark contrast East vs. West of the Mississippi.

I would say it's a lot greener from late/mid fall to mid/late Spring than those areas except for Florida and maybe parts of the Deep South.

[notnamed]

Originally Posted by mjlo

The Pac NW isn't any more green than the upper Midwest, Southeast, or New England. It might be equal at best.

It's the "year-round" part of the question that mostly makes me say that. It's greenest here with the winter rains. It's not covered in snow and the grass doesn't go dormant. While in non-drought years anyway summer is comparable too.

[EricNorthman]

I voted west. The answer is east of course but I didn't want it to be unanimous.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by mjlo

The Pac NW isn't any more green than the upper Midwest, Southeast, or New England. It might be equal at best.

Kind of an odd poll given the clear and stark contrast East vs. West of the Mississippi.

The intense green doesn't stop once you cross the Mississippi.