Which places/cities do you think have vegetation many perceive as mismatch with what the climate's like (rainfall, historically)

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I suspect Orkney being 'treeless' will have a lot to do with grazing and deforestation. There are plenty of trees in Kirkwall, and they're not stunted.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@58.97...7i13312!8i6656

[Ethereal]

Sydney is a Cfa, but its vegetation is more reminiscent of Cs types:

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33....2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33....2!8i6656?hl=en

[Saritra]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

Sydney is a Cfa, but is vegetation is more reminiscent of Cs types:

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33....2!8i6656?hl=en

I have noticed that much of Australia looks quite a bit drier than it is because of the vegetation.

[lab276]

I don't know, I would've said that the vegetation in Sydney (and surrounds) looks appropriate.

[Saritra]

Parts of New Zealand look receive snow in the winter yet look almost tropical
Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) has vegetation that looks a lot more "far-north" than what would be expected in a location with Edmonton's climate
Singapore and Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia) look much less tropical than they are

[Asagi]

Originally Posted by Saritra

Singapore and Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia) look much less tropical than they are

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[BMI]

Originally Posted by Saritra

Parts of New Zealand look receive snow in the winter yet look almost tropical
Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) has vegetation that looks a lot more "far-north" than what would be expected in a location with Edmonton's climate
Singapore and Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia) look much less tropical than they are

Agree about NZ.

Joe90 gets regular frosts in winter but very subtropical and can grow
almost anything, key I guess is only a couple of degrees below freezing.

What is it about Edmonton vegetation that looks "far north" ?

[alex985]

Yeah, Edmonton's vegetation seems about right for its climate. It's a rather cold climate.

[Saritra]

Originally Posted by Asagi

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Barely any palm-type vegetation. Almost everything looks deciduous even though it's not.

Originally Posted by BMI

Agree about NZ.

Joe90 gets regular frosts in winter but very subtropical and can grow
almost anything, key I guess is only a couple of degrees below freezing.

What is it about Edmonton vegetation that looks "far north" ?

Coniferous trees are very, very dominant over deciduous trees, which I find to be surprising for a place that gets above 90F almost every summer.

[alex985]

Averages in the warmest month are 23/12 though. I would assume temps above 90 F happen maybe once or twice a year. Summer is rather mild, with very cold winters that can have some very intense cold snaps (record low of -49 C!).