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Post by deneb78 on Jan 16, 2021 23:37:02 GMT -5
Which area of North America do you think has greener natural vegetation in winter - The inland south (i.e. Jackson, Birmingham, Atlanta) or The Pacific Northwest (i.e. Portland, Seattle, Vancouver)
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Post by jetshnl on Jan 16, 2021 23:58:53 GMT -5
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 17, 2021 0:14:19 GMT -5
Cool! Looks similar to a trail I walked on today. |
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Post by jetshnl on Jan 17, 2021 0:17:08 GMT -5
Yeah that photo the guy took would seem it would look the same no matter the season.
What do you think is greener?
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 17, 2021 0:20:26 GMT -5
Yeah that photo the guy took would seem it would look the same no matter the season. What do you think is greener? Yeah I mean we of course have deciduous trees here and you can tell when it's winter. I've never been to the inland south ever and so I was just wondering. I know that the inland south has a lot of deciduous trees but not sure about the understory of the forests there. |
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Post by omegaraptor on Jan 17, 2021 4:14:26 GMT -5
Definitely the PNW, assuming you are talking about west of the Cascades only.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 6:24:25 GMT -5
PNW
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 17, 2021 16:30:00 GMT -5
I wonder how far south you have to go in the Southeast to match the level of green in winter you see in the PNW. Would you get that level of greenery on the coast in New Orleans or Mobile?
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Post by jetshnl on Jan 17, 2021 19:00:42 GMT -5
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Post by AJ1013 on Jan 18, 2021 3:59:39 GMT -5
@logan5 Christmas Day in tropical Key Biscayne. Very green!  |
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Post by alex992 on Jan 18, 2021 13:13:49 GMT -5
I would think the PNW west of the Cascades is easily more green in winter than the inland South. PNW has many, many more evergreen trees; but that's not to say the inland South doesn't have plenty pine trees on its own. The grass that's commonplace in the inland South is a grass adopted to hot weather, it gets scorched after the first hard freeze, which gives a very brown appearance in winter.
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 18, 2021 14:19:03 GMT -5
I would think the PNW west of the Cascades is easily more green in winter than the inland South. PNW has many, many more evergreen trees; but that's not to say the inland South doesn't have plenty pine trees on its own. The grass that's commonplace in the inland South is a grass adopted to hot weather, it gets scorched after the first hard freeze, which gives a very brown appearance in winter. Do the forests of the inland south have any evergreen understory? If you take a look at the photo that jetsnhl posted, you will see that the forests west of the cascades in the PNW have a lot of evergreen ferns. |
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Post by alex992 on Jan 18, 2021 14:45:49 GMT -5
I would think the PNW west of the Cascades is easily more green in winter than the inland South. PNW has many, many more evergreen trees; but that's not to say the inland South doesn't have plenty pine trees on its own. The grass that's commonplace in the inland South is a grass adopted to hot weather, it gets scorched after the first hard freeze, which gives a very brown appearance in winter. Do the forests of the inland south have any evergreen understory? If you take a look at the photo that jetsnhl posted, you will see that the forests west of the cascades in the PNW have a lot of evergreen ferns. Here's a street view from a pine forest just NW of Pine Mountain, GA in February 2019. Doesn't look like much undergrowth. You can see bare trees just beyond the pine trees on the left side. goo.gl/maps/S19CakkBHobVWZpd9Grass looks pretty green, but to be fair February 2019 was pretty warm across the South. |
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Post by deneb78 on Jan 18, 2021 18:14:09 GMT -5
Do the forests of the inland south have any evergreen understory? If you take a look at the photo that jetsnhl posted, you will see that the forests west of the cascades in the PNW have a lot of evergreen ferns. Here's a street view from a pine forest just NW of Pine Mountain, GA in February 2019. Doesn't look like much undergrowth. You can see bare trees just beyond the pine trees on the left side. goo.gl/maps/S19CakkBHobVWZpd9Grass looks pretty green, but to be fair February 2019 was pretty warm across the South. I can definitely see some understory there but you're right. It doesn't quite look as green as here. |
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Post by Yahya Sinwar on Jan 18, 2021 18:19:12 GMT -5
Understory tends to be as joe predicted , lots of evergreen though not as much as the pnw . The mountains from around 1000-3500 feet are nothing but galax , mountain laurel , and rhodendron in the the understory . Now as for the coastal south if we want to talk about evergreens the coastal south is pretty much 100% green . I have lots of pictures from December I need to upload lol.
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Post by ral31 on Jan 18, 2021 19:50:29 GMT -5
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Post by omegaraptor on Jan 18, 2021 20:39:14 GMT -5
I would think the PNW west of the Cascades is easily more green in winter than the inland South. PNW has many, many more evergreen trees; but that's not to say the inland South doesn't have plenty pine trees on its own. The grass that's commonplace in the inland South is a grass adopted to hot weather, it gets scorched after the first hard freeze, which gives a very brown appearance in winter. That's true on the grass. PNW grass usually stays emerald green all winter, unless a significant cold snap comes (far from guaranteed). |
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Post by knot on Jan 19, 2021 22:44:29 GMT -5
PNW
Why dafuq is this even a question?!
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Post by gordo on Jan 20, 2021 10:34:45 GMT -5
Has got to be the PNW. Lots of rain means GREEN.
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Post by knot on Jan 20, 2021 16:18:27 GMT -5
Has got to be the PNW. Lots of rain means GREEN. Not only lots of rain, but also rain in the correct season (i.e. winter–spring); cooler temperatures = lower evaporation rates. Much more important than total rainfall. |
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