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What about them? I like them more than pine trees.
Well, then just know that these broadleaf evergreens constitute a significant portion of the "Southern Mixed Forest", especially along the coast. The dominance switches from pines to broadleaf evergreens to deciduous trees, depending on the soil.
Well, then just know that these broadleaf evergreens constitute a significant portion of the "Southern Mixed Forest", especially along the coast. The dominance switches from pines to broadleaf evergreens to deciduous trees, depending on the soil.
Yeah but that means in the East in the winter all the trees are bare sticks and the ground is brown too. At least out West the trees are green in the summer even though the grass is brown. In winter out West the grass is a nice shade of green. So you get green all year.
Not in the northern mixed forest. It is mostly coniferous with deciduous mixed in, so lots of winter greenery with some higher quality ambient sunlight reflected off deeper snow cover.
I'm in the northeast. We have 11 maple and ash trees in our yard, which are too big and will come down before they fall on the house.
They will be replaced with a single sugar maple, and an apple tree, a hardy cherry and a hardy peach trees. I also have grape and berry bushes and strawberries. I really like beauty that also provides good food.
I do like that the foothills,around here are mixed with bare deciduous and conifer and various pine trees so that the area in winter isn't all dead looking, there is the evergreen pines in there too for some green amongst the white.
I'm not at all fond of desert areas, and Mediterranean does look to spare to me as noted.
I don't mind palms as long as,there are short and tall and coconut palms, a mixed variety. There is one hardy palm I'd have here, but my OH doesn't care for it.
Trees are one thing but I like some flowers too. My oh is in charge of that, in front while I grow things that we,can eat as well, I like double duty.
When we retire south, I'll have to figure out other plants thst have edibles for thst climate zone too.
Oh well beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
I don't know why you wouldn't just trim the trees substantially away from the house instead of removing them. Most people like a well shaded yard as it cuts down on heating and cooling costs for the property and adds to property value.
Not in the northern mixed forest. It is mostly coniferous with deciduous mixed in, so lots of winter greenery with some higher quality ambient sunlight reflected off deeper snow cover.
When I was in Quebec one summer, I drove as far north as I could because I wanted to experience the coniferous "taiga" forest. I have to say it was a big disappointment. The trees were half the size of the loblolly pines back in the Southeast. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't "ugly" or anything, it just wasn't very special and everyone had told me "man you've gotta go see the scenery in Canada, it's breathtaking." I actually think the best scenery in the US is in CA. When I go to California and see the Sequoias or the Redwoods, those are magnificent and definitely "beat" anything in the SE. Yes there are portions of the Med zone where the forests are spectacular but they are not really "in the city". Whereas in Atlanta the forest is totally surrounding the city. It's a nice setting you must admit.
When I was in Quebec one summer, I drove as far north as I could because I wanted to experience the coniferous "taiga" forest. I have to say it was a big disappointment. The trees were half the size of the loblolly pines back in the Southeast. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't "ugly" or anything, it just wasn't very special and everyone had told me "man you've gotta go see the scenery in Canada, it's breathtaking." I actually think the best scenery in the US is in CA. When I go to California and see the Sequoias or the Redwoods, those are magnificent and definitely "beat" anything in the SE. Yes there are portions of the Med zone where the forests are spectacular but they are not really "in the city". Whereas in Atlanta the forest is totally surrounding the city. It's a nice setting you must admit.
For some nice northern mixed forests, (most old growth forest was unfortunately logged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries), I like the NEK of Vermont and northern New Hampshire. The Boundary Waters of Minnesota, Arrowhead region of Minnesota have nice spruce/fir forests. North-central WI has nice mixed forests of much taller balsam fir and red spruce along with pine. The UP of Michigan is a very nice default option as well. The Adirondack Park often has nicer scenery than many areas of Ontario or Quebec as well.
One thing I like about deciduous forests (and this is coming after growing up in the northeast, then moving to Seattle and Spokane for 27 years, and then moving here to KC), is that they look more lush for some reason. I think it's, 1) the lighter green leaves compared to most conifers, and 2) at least on the west coast, summer tends to be a dry season so the time of year when everything is at its greenest, it's also at its driest. In the eastern US summer is a wet season so you get green *and* wet all at once. I think it was something I didn't appreciate until I moved away from the eastern US for a while, and then moved back.
When you go into the forests in the PNW they still remain relatively lush in summer, except for a few species such as Indian plum that start to turn yellow. But even then if you go near the coast it's still very lush.
I'm very familiar with that, thanks. That coastal strip that stays lush in the summer is very narrow. Plus, I've been there during the summer and it still seems a bit dry to me.
I think one other reason I don't find coniferous forest to be as "lush" as deciduous ones is, for some reason the dark green colors of coniferous trees just don't seem as "lush" to me compared to the lighter green colors you get with deciduous trees. Just my personal take on things.
I'm very familiar with that, thanks. That coastal strip that stays lush in the summer is very narrow. Plus, I've been there during the summer and it still seems a bit dry to me.
I think one other reason I don't find coniferous forest to be as "lush" as deciduous ones is, for some reason the dark green colors of coniferous trees just don't seem as "lush" to me compared to the lighter green colors you get with deciduous trees. Just my personal take on things.
I would say KC isn't really that lush during much of the core of the summer months either. The combination of too much heat, humidity, and a brutal sun angle dries things out quite quickly if there isn't adequate precipitation- which is often a problem. The months with the most lush greenery in KC are generally from early May to mid June and mid to late September. The Upper Midwest closer to the Great Lakes is generally much greener overall in the summer because average temperatures there are lower and precipitation tends to be more uniform overall.
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