Are palms required for a subtropical climate? (average, 2013, night)
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Palm trees aren't required as NY and Philly are subtropical cities (much to the chagrin of some posters here) and aren't exactly "palmy" places. Plenty of deciduous trees are endemic of subtropical climates and those should get as much recognition as palms. You don't really see American sweetgum in the continental regions much, do ya?
This map of global palm tree distribution shows that they do not grow in some subtropical (temperature-wise) climates like the southern tip of South Africa or southwestern Australia.
That map is rubbish, for example Livistona australis grows all the way down to Victoria in Australia & Chamaerops humilis is found throughout Mediterranean Europe.
Palm trees aren't required as NY and Philly are subtropical cities (much to the chagrin of some posters here) and aren't exactly "palmy" places. Plenty of deciduous trees are endemic of subtropical climates and those should get as much recognition as palms. You don't really see American sweetgum in the continental regions much, do ya?
Koppen's "Humid subtropical" =/= "Subtropical"... Most temperate climates with summer months above 22 C and coldest months above -3 C don't really feel subtropical the way Los Angeles and Houston do.
Koppen's "Humid subtropical" =/= "Subtropical"... Most temperate climates with summer months above 22 C and coldest months above -3 C don't really feel subtropical the way Los Angeles and Houston do.
That's a narrow minded way to view climates. Climates are on a scale. I wouldn't say a place like Nashville or Philly is continental at all.
Dallas' climate technically has more in common with Minneapolis' versus Orlando yet its still subtropical.
"Temperate" isn't a climate, it's a description that applies to various climates ranging from London to Tokyo to Madrid to Toronto.
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