Is Houston's climate underrated? (Pearland, West: sale, houses, gated)

[blameyourself]

Originally Posted by Dopo

For me, the issue is not the weather (heat) in Houston
the issue is the lack of trees for a city that has a 9 month long summer

Clearly the issue is the heat. If the temperature was moderate, you wouldn't need the trees.

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Originally Posted by blameyourself

The fact that these threads tend to come up multiple times a year and people so vehemently try to defend the weather in Houston, tells me all I need to know. Me thinks many here try just a little too hard to sugar coat things.

Originally Posted by blameyourself

Clearly the issue is the heat. If the temperature was moderate, you wouldn't need the trees.

Not everyone thinks like you. Otherwise, the sunbelt wouldn’t be fastest growing region in the US. Houston summers are brutal. The rest of the year is (such as right now) is enjoyable. I 100% prefer them to Midwestern winters. If you like cold winters, that’s specific to you

[blameyourself]

Originally Posted by ParaguaneroSwag

Not everyone thinks like you. Otherwise, the sunbelt wouldn’t be fastest growing region in the US. Houston summers are brutal. The rest of the year is (such as right now) is enjoyable. I 100% prefer them to Midwestern winters. If you like cold winters, that’s specific to you

Well, that is the point of a forum, isn't it? A topic like weather is about as subjective as it comes. Yes, not everyone thinks like me or like you for that matter.

But there's also this thing called science that puts many outrageous claims about people running around in summers in Houston to bed

With that said, exactly what are you disagreeing with regarding the trees comment. Am I supposed to believe if the temperature was moderate, people would actually need the shade from trees?

[SanJac]

Originally Posted by Ghost Town

Just become rich and move to West University or Museum district.

Exactly! Houston is one of the most forested cities in the U.S. Atlanta of course is the city in the forest, but Houston does ok for trees.

Hey Dopo, Trees for Houston just had a tree giveaway this past Saturday. Were you there?

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by SanJac

Exactly! Houston is one of the most forested cities in the U.S. Atlanta of course is the city in the forest, but Houston does ok for trees.

Hey Dopo, Trees for Houston just had a tree giveaway this past Saturday. Were you there?

I would have gone if somebody had told me before it happened

[SanJac]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I would have gone if somebody had told me before it happened

Sign up for the newsletter and you will receive advance notification of the next tree giveaway event.
https://www.treesforhouston.org/tree-giveaways

You have to reserve your trees quickly because they go fast. Last Saturday they gave away Live Oak, Magnolia, and Loblolly Pine. Up to 5 trees total. I was slow to sign up and got stuck with 5 pine, which is ok for where I’m going to plant them. As a bonus they also had some Red Maple seedlings. I got two of those too. The pine are already about 3 feet tall. I was pleasantly surprised.

[KinBueno]

Originally Posted by SanJac

Exactly! Houston is one of the most forested cities in the U.S. Atlanta of course is the city in the forest, but Houston does ok for trees.

Hey Dopo, Trees for Houston just had a tree giveaway this past Saturday. Were you there?

Dang it, I missed another one?

I do agree that Houston is relatively high in the tree department, but as a tree lover I agree with Dopo, more would be better.

Dunno why I'm the less affluent neighborhoods the first thing that is done when someone buys a house is to clear the lot of every tree. The richer neighborhoods pay more to be amongst trees.

[SanJac]

Ok. There is a fruit tree giveaway this Saturday at Delmar Stadium. No sign up required. I guess we just show up!
https://www.treesforhouston.org/publ..._aid=363292673

[KinBueno]

I have two Pineapple pears and I would recommend them for the flowers. They are absolutely covered in flowers in the spring. Good luck wrasslin with the squirrels for pears though. I have a range of fruit trees but squirrels just can't seem to resist pears.
They require cross pollination so unless you got neighbors with pears I would recommend one Kiefer and One Pineapple.

The Brown Turkey is a reliable producer. Only problem is the cold snaps keep knocking it back to the roots. It comes back but my tree never gets a chance to develop into an actual tree before it gets knocked back.

If you plant the Barbados Cherry ( we call it West Indian Cherry) in the ground it will boom to a 6ft monster by Christmas and produce cherries every 4 or 5 weeks, but one hard freeze and the tree will be dead. It can grow in a large pot that you bring into the garage for cold snaps, but you won't get that many fruits.

Never tried any of those peaches, but I hear Mid Pride is good.
I wish they were offering Tropic Beauty Peaches. That one doesn't require a lot of cold like other peach trees and it produces buckets of peaches

Most Texas soils were not meant for blueberries. Then if they do make it, they need lots of sun to produce but yet the Texas sun murderizes em. It's a catch 22. You can stick it in an area that gets afternoon shade, and provide acid fertilizer and good drainage and keep it well watered and be rewarded with a handful of blueberries. Might as well spend 4 bucks and get some from the store.

[SanJac]

Originally Posted by KinBueno

I have two Pineapple pears and I would recommend them for the flowers. They are absolutely covered in flowers in the spring. Good luck wrasslin with the squirrels for pears though. I have a range of fruit trees but squirrels just can't seem to resist pears.
They require cross pollination so unless you got neighbors with pears I would recommend one Kiefer and One Pineapple.

The Brown Turkey is a reliable producer. Only problem is the cold snaps keep knocking it back to the roots. It comes back but my tree never gets a chance to develop into an actual tree before it gets knocked back.

If you plant the Barbados Cherry ( we call it West Indian Cherry) in the ground it will boom to a 6ft monster by Christmas and produce cherries every 4 or 5 weeks, but one hard freeze and the tree will be dead. It can grow in a large pot that you bring into the garage for cold snaps, but you won't get that many fruits.

Never tried any of those peaches, but I hear Mid Pride is good.
I wish they were offering Tropic Beauty Peaches. That one doesn't require a lot of cold like other peach trees and it produces buckets of peaches

Most Texas soils were not meant for blueberries. Then if they do make it, they need lots of sun to produce but yet the Texas sun murderizes em. It's a catch 22. You can stick it in an area that gets afternoon shade, and provide acid fertilizer and good drainage and keep it well watered and be rewarded with a handful of blueberries. Might as well spend 4 bucks and get some from the store.

Thanks! I was going to get 3 Kieffer Pear but I'll change my order based on your guidance. I don't like figs so they are out. I was curious about the cherry tree but I've never seen one in Houston. My cousins in Washington used to send us some every year and we would send them oranges. Why would Trees for Houston give out trees that will not survive in our climate? Strange.