Why do people think that the Southern areas of Houston are treeless? (Tyler: live, floor)

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by Prey521

Yeah, I don't like that.

Below is a pic of the house we're building at Tavola. One of the reason we choose them is because they're the same Dev's as K'Wood/Friendswood and they were not clearing tree's en mass, to mimic those 2 communities:

Those are small trees in comparison to others in the community.

Congrats on the house!

Originally Posted by crone

The piney woods of East Texas meet the coastal plains in Harris county.

Excellent point.

[curbur]

Originally Posted by crone

The piney woods of East Texas meet the coastal plains in Harris county.

Basically this is my response as well, and to add to that, east Harris county is actually the confluence of three of Texas' biomes. The pineywoods forest comes in from the north/northeast until it hits the coastal plains coming in from the northwest/west and directly south, and both run into coastal swampland due southeast. Most of Harris county is coastal plains though, with the piney woods being a distant second in terms of square mileage, and the swampland being virtually non-existent until you get right up to the coasts or some of the inland bayous.

Tavola seems nice, but you better have a job in the north suburbs otherwise that commute would be awful.

[Yn0hTnA]

More pics of the Columbia Bottomlands:


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BOHEMIAN adventures: Texas Gulf coast trip


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[TheMoreYouKnow]

The truth of the matter is that most people who don't or haven't lived in Houston or Texas for that matter don't have the slightest clue what Texas is like. I travel a lot for work and spend a fair amount of time on the East and West coasts as well as in the NE, I constantly run into people who honestly believe that people in Houston still ride their horses to work, show up with 6 shooters on their hip and dress like rodeo announcers 7 days a week. People are also absolutely shocked to find out that we aren't just tumbleweed and cactus down here in Houston.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

The truth of the matter is that most people who don't or haven't lived in Houston or Texas for that matter don't have the slightest clue what Texas is like. I travel a lot for work and spend a fair amount of time on the East and West coasts as well as in the NE, I constantly run into people who honestly believe that people in Houston still ride their horses to work, show up with 6 shooters on their hip and dress like rodeo announcers 7 days a week. People are also absolutely shocked to find out that we aren't just tumbleweed and cactus down here in Houston.

I lived in Miami and people thought this as well. Asking me do I own a Cowboy hat and Cowboy boots. Acting like we use reckon as much as we use y'all. They think all of Texas was some dusty sandy cactus filled place. Oh and I got the horse thing many times. I blame Hollywood for this. Those Westerners depicted a false sense of Texas. I never heard the word reckon until I went to Miami and they told me about it. I can count on one hand how many times I seen a Cowboy hat and Cowboy Jeans.

[HouTxn]

Originally Posted by Spade

I lived in Miami and people thought this as well. Asking me do I own a Cowboy hat and Cowboy boots. Acting like we use reckon as much as we use y'all. They think all of Texas was some dusty sandy cactus filled place. Oh and I got the horse thing many times. I blame Hollywood for this. Those Westerners depicted a false sense of Texas. I never heard the word reckon until I went to Miami and they told me about it. I can count on one hand how many times I seen a Cowboy hat and Cowboy Jeans.

Really? Wow. I see a lot of people dressing western in Houston and of course the surrounding suburbs such as Humble and Spring, especially hispanics. Many blue collar folks that work in labor also wear the work cowboy boots. To me it seems like more folks both young and old are appreciating the Texan cowboy look. I feel like it's everywhere.

[cheryjohns]

Also, some new construction in Spring leaves a lot of original trees - like Imperial Oaks. There can be up to a dozen trees in the back yard - and the builder will tell the buyer to mark the ones they want cut down. Now picture me running from tree to tree - and shrieking "Not this one! Not this one!" - because that is pretty much what happens.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by HouTxn

Really? Wow. I see a lot of people dressing western in Houston and of course the surrounding suburbs such as Humble and Spring, especially hispanics. Many blue collar folks that work in labor also wear the work cowboy boots. To me it seems like more folks both young and old are appreciating the Texan cowboy look. I feel like it's everywhere.

I actually wish Texas embraced it more but yeah, I didn't see it much. But there is nothing wrong with it.

[Prey521]

Originally Posted by curbur

Basically this is my response as well, and to add to that, east Harris county is actually the confluence of three of Texas' biomes. The pineywoods forest comes in from the north/northeast until it hits the coastal plains coming in from the northwest/west and directly south, and both run into coastal swampland due southeast. Most of Harris county is coastal plains though, with the piney woods being a distant second in terms of square mileage, and the swampland being virtually non-existent until you get right up to the coasts or some of the inland bayous.

Tavola seems nice, but you better have a job in the north suburbs otherwise that commute would be awful.

I work Downtown, near Minute Maid park, commute is about 45 minutes (I take a Metro Bus), so it's a breeze. I live in the area (in Atascocita near Lake Houston), so the commute is the same as my current commute since I don't have to go local across town to get to the bus. Tavola sits right off of 59 and is about a 15 minute drive to the Park and Ride.

[shanv3]

I also generally feel the same. While driving on 288 South and inside Pearland and also Sugarland , I feel its comparatively less compared to Houston. I live in the Memorial area border , so get that feeling.