Which places/cities do you think have vegetation many perceive as mismatch with what the climate's like (record, frost)
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New Zealand Forests are so much Tropical-ish than i used to think.
That forest is confined to coastal and lowland regions. It does seem well suited to the climate though.
The beech forest of higher altitude and inland regions, is quite different in look though and creates a different atmosphere, particularly in winter. Haven't got any photos that really capture the winter look well, but these show summer and winter, and give a little bit of an idea of the look
keep meaning to get right into the mountains during winter conditions, but have been busy the last couple of winters - this winter!
Driving in western Kentucky and southern Indiana yesterday, I was surprised by how much pine forest there is in some spots. I thought the landscape looked more southern than Lexington, even though their winters are just as cold.
Looking at its climate, Orkney is not even subpolar oceanic. Its July and August means are both above 13 C, and it has four months above 11 C. For that to translate into that barren landscape is very weird.
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.
Actually, not quite. It only starts to transition to prairie at the far western edge of the Kansas City metropolitan region (which is quite disproportionately large for the city's population because it is so spread out), and even then it's not very noticeable - still plenty of trees. I live between Kansas City and St. Joseph and my house is surrounded by trees.
We're not really drought-prone either. Although in June of this year the area was classified as "D0 - Abnormally Dry", that is the exception and not the rule.
There are some stunted trees in Greenland, but they doesn't survive very well.
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