Which places/cities do you think have vegetation many perceive as mismatch with what the climate's like (droughts, normal)

[Bottletree]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

The Upper Midwest or Canada would never look like this in February.

I'd have to disagree tom, this is from vancouver in early february. Looks pretty green to me:



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[tom77falcons]

Originally Posted by JetsNHL

I'd have to disagree tom, this is from vancouver in early february. Looks pretty green to me:



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I should have clarified and what is meant is the area of Canada above and to the east of the Upper Midwest. Of course the PNW sliver of coastline is more green in winter. But c'mon that is a tiny portion of Canada by and large.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by tom77falcons

These pics all from Cape May, NJ

Come see beautfiul Victorian Cape May and palms/subtropicals


Pampas Grass

Cape May Wax Myrtle (evergreen)
Large Fig tree

More Pampas Grass


Southern Magnolia


Crepe Myrtle

Robusta


Livistona

Nice photos. Interesting to see Pampas grass as an ornamental. Mostly just used as hedges here or wild-a restricted plant in many areas.

How tall are the tallest souther magnolias there? Nice crepe myrtle - similar size and colour to ones around here, although not common.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by DigitalDimension

Did those people not know that palm trees grow in Saudi Arabia?

Most people I've met who haven't left the norther US think that there are only palm trees in tropical beach areas like Miami, and of course in LA, due to all the movies shot there

[Maxwell Senf]

Kansas City, MO gets almost 40" of precipitation and looks much drier than that.

[forgotten username]

pampa grass is a type of palm ? I had no idea. There's some in the middle of my parents' garden in Lyon, France. I always assumed it was common in Europe.

[B87]

Originally Posted by forgotten username

pampa grass is a type of palm ? I had no idea. There's some in the middle of my parents' garden in Lyon, France. I always assumed it was common in Europe.

Pampas grass is common throughout Europe, and it's not a type of palm.

[grega94]

I think one area that seems to have vegetation that gives a different vibe than what it's climate is, would be south eastern Russia (Vladivostok area) of course in winter it looks exactly as I would imagine it, but in summer it looks almost tropical, of course that has to do with its very humid and wet summers, but still if I were to show a picture of a forest in primorsky krai and I didn't say where it was, many people would probably assume it's tropical or at least subtropical, and on top of that you also have animals such as tigers and leopards too.

Here are some google street view pics, I was expecting more trees in the lowlands? I guess the foresets could've been chopped down, but it seems that nobody is using the fields?

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5132...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.7989...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.6426...7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2161...7i13312!8i6656

It just seems so odd that a place with such cold long winters is completely dominated by hardwood trees with next to zero conifers except for maybe somewhere in the higher elevations. Keep in mind that coastal Vladivostok as an average low in Jan of −15.4C (4.3F).

[tom77falcons]

Originally Posted by B87

Pampas grass is common throughout Europe, and it's not a type of palm.

There are about 25 plus different species of pampas grass. It is very common in the eastern US as well, particularly sandy soil or coastal areas, but even inland as well.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by Maxwell Senf

Kansas City, MO gets almost 40" of precipitation and looks much drier than that.

Maybe because Kansas City is prone to droughts? Also vegetation is transitioning more to a prairie-type in KC versus thicker forests to the east.