Guess Where these two Pictures were taken in the USA? (climate, warm)

[wavehunter007]

Ok here is a inverse “Guess where these two pictures were taken in the United States ? (the w
arm side of things).

These two pictures were taken in the United States lower 48. Here are the hints that the discerning climate/geography bug might spot.

Picture 1….something in this picture is found in only on
e state in the lower 48…
Picture 2…something in this picture is the northern most species of this known to overwinter in the ground – “east” of the immediate Pacific Coast of the United States…

#1




#2





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[poster]

Sure ... why not

Florida
North Carolina (maybe Virginia)

[dxiweodwo]

I think the first one is in Florida and second one is on the Jersey Shore?

[Reptoid Humidian]

This is the old Bahia Honda bridge on Bahia Honda Key. The lower keys of Florida! Beautiful! The second picture is anybody's guess. The plants in the foreground are in the musacea family (bananas) and there are a couple of philodendron relatives in lower right hand corner. The trees in the background are not in high enough resolution that I can make a positive ID on them and place them to a region of probability. However, the macro pattern of them suggests that they might be melaleuca trees, growing naturally (unplanted) and therefore probability might place this second picture also somewhere in South Florida.

[wavehunter007]

Originally Posted by Reptoid Humidian

This is the old Bahia Honda bridge on Bahia Honda Key. The lower keys of Florida! Beautiful! The second picture is anybody's guess. The plants in the foreground are in the musacea family (bananas) and there are a couple of philodendron relatives in lower right hand corner. The trees in the background are not in high enough resolution that I can make a positive ID on them and place them to a region of probability. However, the macro pattern of them suggests that they might be melaleuca trees, growing naturally (unplanted) and therefore probability might place this second picture also somewhere in South Florida.

Not too shabby...my friend.

You are 100% right about pic 1. It is the old Bahia Honda bridge on Bahia Honda Key in the Florida Keys. The hint was the coconut palm...they grow naturally nowhere else on the USA mainland but deep south Florida.

You are 50% right about pic 2. The center large plant is Musa Bananas, an Asian cold hardy banana they grow in the far East from Vietnam to South Korea. The picture was taken Logges exotic plants in Eastern Connecticut. The Musa growing in Connecticut is thought to be the northern most large banana growing in the USA. Musa will grow in the coastal PNW, but never get as large due to cool summers. The hint was that Musa is known to be the most cold hardy banana - so I thought you might figure it might not be in the southern USA.

Not bad....

[nei]

neat photos...looking at the rest of the second photo, all the other plants look northeastern or at least non-tropical except for Musa Bananas. Though it's a lot easier to notice now that I know the answer.

Do you know if Musa Bananas just grows in Connecticut or can it reproduce as well?

[Stumbler.]

The species refered to is probably Musa basjoo or Japanese banana and they can get as far north as the Toronto area. They die down to the root in the winter, but they can survive if they are mulched over for protection.

Banana trees can survive Canadian winter - thestar.com

[Stoney63]

Originally Posted by wavehunter007

Not too shabby...my friend.

You are 100% right about pic 1. It is the old Bahia Honda bridge on Bahia Honda Key in the Florida Keys. The hint was the coconut palm...they grow naturally nowhere else on the USA mainland but deep south Florida.

You are 50% right about pic 2. The center large plant is Musa Bananas, an Asian cold hardy banana they grow in the far East from Vietnam to South Korea. The picture was taken Logges exotic plants in Eastern Connecticut. The Musa growing in Connecticut is thought to be the northern most large banana growing in the USA. Musa will grow in the coastal PNW, but never get as large due to cool summers. The hint was that Musa is known to be the most cold hardy banana - so I thought you might figure it might not be in the southern USA.

Not bad....

The banana plants in the PNW might not get as large because of the colder winter/ shorter growing season rather than the lack of summer heat, I live in an area with summers as cool or cooler than the PNW , but can still get a plant to 20 ft plus in 2-3 years ( vs i year in warm climates). Wind is a bigger problem than frost here. Early winter storms can trash the leaves, which can impact on the plants ability to ripen fruit properly. The banana in the picture would look good growing by the house here, although i've never seen that variety around here. As for the coconut palm, I can only dream.

[tom77falcons]

I seem to remember a thread showing fruiting coconut palms growing on SPI in Texas.