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View Poll Results: Which location do you think could support more species of broadleaf evergreens in the long run?
San Antonio, TX 7 35.00%
Scilly Isles, UK 13 65.00%
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Old 03-16-2016, 06:25 PM
 
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Which location do you think can support more species of broadleaf evergreens in the long run (30+ years)

San Antonio, TX

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Scilly Isles, UK

Edit: I realize Scilly Isles aren't a city
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Old 03-16-2016, 06:39 PM
B87
 
Location: Surrey/London
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This is Tresco in the middle of January, so everything in the picture is an evergreen.



Another island in January.

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Old 03-16-2016, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Arundel, FL
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OMG! The UK is so warm!
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Old 03-16-2016, 06:52 PM
B87
 
Location: Surrey/London
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Looking at pics of San Antonio in January, they look about the same. Scilly is in a higher USDA zone though.
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Old 03-16-2016, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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OMG! The UK is so warm!
I know, huh?

A beautiful subtropical paradise. TAKE ME THERE NOW!
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Old 03-17-2016, 11:06 PM
 
Location: Seattle WA, USA
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I know, huh?

A beautiful subtropical paradise. TAKE ME THERE NOW!
Well as far as the climate I wouldn't exactly call it a paradise, but temperature wise it reminds me of coastal California, but a lot rainier and cloudier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly#Climate
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Old 03-18-2016, 12:37 AM
 
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San Antonio, obviously.
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Old 03-18-2016, 06:48 AM
 
Location: SE UK
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OMG! The UK is so warm!
Not really warm (not in January), just not cold!
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Old 03-18-2016, 07:59 AM
 
Location: Mid Atlantic USA
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Here is a better one. Jackson, MS vs Scilly. Scilly easily.

And why is that I wonder? It wouldn't happen to be the number of very cold nights and the lowest temp reached each winter would it. Has nothing to do with the last ice age.

I think Scilly would beat just about every inland southeastern US city except coastal from Charleston on down.
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Old 03-18-2016, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Castlederp
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Scilly looks beautiful, though unfortunately outside of winter it is just too cool for me otherwise I would probably move there in an instant. Add 5C to summers and it would be nice

Here is what Scilly averaged in the past few months:

October 2015: 14.9C/11.9C lowest 9.5C
November 2015: 13.4C/11.2C lowest 6.1C
December 2015: 12.9C/11.2C lowest 6.2C
January 2016: 10.8C/8.3C lowest 4.4C
February 2016: 9.9C/6.8C lowest 3.8C

Not even close to a frost/freeze!
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