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I'm looking at Google street view images of Brookings, OR and its full of conifers. Don't see any palms but... I don't think palm trees would mesh right with all those big pines lol.
Even here in North Texas I think palm trees look really out of place especially in winter when the trees are bare, imagine in a full blown northern environment.
Looking out of place is about how it blends in with the rest of the foliage. In a place full of conifers, palms look very odd. Especially a whole plethora of them. It throws off the vibe.
Trust me when I say that there are plenty of palms in Brookings in people's gardens. They are hardiness zone 9B which is higher than Houston.
Also, don't you know there are conifers in the tropics too like Norfolk Island Pine and several others in the same family. Do they look out of place to you??
Washies and Date Palms already grow in some parts of Vancouver Island, so they may also be able to grow them in Vancouver as well. Here's some on Vancouver Island.
Washies and Date Palms already grow in some parts of Vancouver Island, so they may also be able to grow them in Vancouver as well. Here's some on Vancouver Island.
But those require protection during the winter, unfortunately they are not long term there. In Vancouver, Jubaea chilensis & Butia odorata are a safer bet...
also apparently some places in this region could theoretically support some palms since Richland, WA and The Dalles, OR are 7b and much of eastern WA is 7a
I'm looking at Google street view images of Brookings, OR and its full of conifers. Don't see any palms but... I don't think palm trees would mesh right with all those big pines lol.
Even here in North Texas I think palm trees look really out of place especially in winter when the trees are bare, imagine in a full blown northern environment.
Looking out of place is about how it blends in with the rest of the foliage. In a place full of conifers, palms look very odd. Especially a whole plethora of them. It throws off the vibe.
These are just some of the palm trees around Brookings, OR
Washies and Date Palms already grow in some parts of Vancouver Island, so they may also be able to grow them in Vancouver as well. Here's some on Vancouver Island.
Speaking about that, fake palms are definitely worse than real palms that fit in, especially if the place can support real palms, such as these ones in Tacoma, WA
I'm looking at Google street view images of Brookings, OR and its full of conifers. Don't see any palms but... I don't think palm trees would mesh right with all those big pines lol.
Even here in North Texas I think palm trees look really out of place especially in winter when the trees are bare, imagine in a full blown northern environment.
Looking out of place is about how it blends in with the rest of the foliage. In a place full of conifers, palms look very odd. Especially a whole plethora of them. It throws off the vibe.
What about Sochi Russia, it has tons of palms, conifers, and deciduous trees, and I think they mesh very well.
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