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View Poll Results: Does the fact that most of the year the trees are bare in Minnesota bother you?
NO, I have other things to think about than trees! 11 57.89%
YES, it is brown and bleak for too long here 6 31.58%
I have no idea what you are talking about! 2 10.53%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-04-2015, 08:33 AM
 
Location: Minneapolis (St. Louis Park)
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In places like North Carolina, where many frustrated Minnesota people are moving to, the trees are green or colorful from early April to Thanksgiving. So there is just four months of brown. In parts of Minnesota the trees are brown for up to eight months. UGLY! In Arizona it is green with tons of palm trees and flowering bushes year around.
Okay....then you have to take into account the evergreen trees presence in the Twin Cities and Minnesota, if you're going to go down that road.

Besides, with climate change impending, MN may be able to support Kentucky Blue Grass and other types of grasses that stay green all year long, like they have in Cleveland, OH, for instance.
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Old 05-04-2015, 09:10 AM
 
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I don't think there are that many evergreen trees in the Twin Cities, 90% of the trees and bushes are bleak and bare for 7-8 months a year.
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Old 05-04-2015, 09:34 AM
 
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I don't think there are that many evergreen trees in the Twin Cities, 90% of the trees and bushes are bleak and bare for 7-8 months a year.
And your complaining about this is accomplishing and/or changing this how, exactly?
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Old 05-04-2015, 11:12 AM
 
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In places like North Carolina, where many frustrated Minnesota people are moving to, the trees are green or colorful from early April to Thanksgiving. So there is just four months of brown. In parts of Minnesota the trees are brown for up to eight months. UGLY! In Arizona it is green with tons of palm trees and flowering bushes year around.

I lived in said Arizona for 6.5 years and I don't recall it ever being as green as Minnesota from April-October. In certain areas they do a good job of making it as artificially green as possible but even that is nothing compared to the natural greenery here.

Having seasons where there are evergreens (which do provide greenery in winter) and snow helps me to appreciate when Spring rolls around. Being back for this full year in MN has really made me appreciate the seasons and I am thankful it's not always nice outside or green outside because for the first time in years I actually savor the nice, green days we have here in MN.
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Old 05-04-2015, 11:35 AM
 
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Bare trees are beautiful.

Bare branches - Black & white photograph by Walter Myers - Gallery: Trees
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Old 05-04-2015, 11:44 AM
 
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I lived in said Arizona for 6.5 years and I don't recall it ever being as green as Minnesota from April-October. In certain areas they do a good job of making it as artificially green as possible but even that is nothing compared to the natural greenery here.

Having seasons where there are evergreens (which do provide greenery in winter) and snow helps me to appreciate when Spring rolls around. Being back for this full year in MN has really made me appreciate the seasons and I am thankful it's not always nice outside or green outside because for the first time in years I actually savor the nice, green days we have here in MN.

.........and snow helps me to appreciate when Spring rolls around .....


Sounds like having the flu makes you.....appreciate...... being well again.

I would rather not have the flu to begin with.
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Old 05-04-2015, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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.........and snow helps me to appreciate when Spring rolls around .....


Sounds like having the flu makes you.....appreciate...... being well again.

I would rather not have the flu to begin with.
They say that those who never experience sorrow or hardship will never know joy. One needs balance in his or her life to put everything into perspective.

When you live in a climate that babies you, you take it for granted.
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Old 05-04-2015, 04:57 PM
 
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When the trees along the hwy 61 are not as green, you can still see the Splitrock Lighthouse from the road passing by, both directions, as well as the large eagles nest, when the trees reach full green, then these things are not visible from the road any longer.

Also when the trees are bare hiking off trail is so much easier also you can see alot of land detail when hiking, which helps with wonderfull hikes, to keep seeing all these places which shortly will become hidden once again.

Also the views of Grand Marias.
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Old 05-05-2015, 09:01 AM
 
Location: Minneapolis (St. Louis Park)
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I don't think there are that many evergreen trees in the Twin Cities, 90% of the trees and bushes are bleak and bare for 7-8 months a year.
You have very selective perceptions.
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Old 05-05-2015, 09:43 AM
 
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I grew up in MN and then moved further south. I would agree that the winters are too long there. In fact it's not the severity of winter that bothers me -I can handle the below zero temps - but the fact that winter lasts from October to April that is depressing.

That said, in December and January I would prefer to look out at a fresh coat of white snow than a lawn of brown grass.
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