Palms Conquer the North

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Just a few decades ago the Chusan palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) started to spread and regenerate outside the gardens in forests across the borderline region of southern Switzerland and North Italy. This new northernmost wild palm population is a genuine witness of climate change. Due to rising winter temperatures by up to 0,5 degrees per decade, the cold-hard Chusan palm was able to survive also in the forests without protection.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• climate
• chnage
• plants
• global
• warming
• palm
• migration
• Switzerland

[KarlBonner1982]

@Fiskij The thing to keep in mind is that the surface of Lake Maggiore is less than 200m above sea level, and the palms grow wild up to 600m. Four hundred meters makes a pretty big difference in terms of temperature, a good 2-3C colder. And the higher hills are also removed from the immediate moderating influence of the lake water itself, making the winter climate colder still. And that's just where they are growing wild; you could probably grow one in a garden up to 800m elevation.

[Tiiggii]

@InsanePalmNinja I live in Sarajevo, zone 7b.

[InsanePalmNinja]

@Tiiggii I Mean by that was You live on the west cosrt or East Cou

[Tiiggii]

@InsanePalmNinja What do you mean?

[InsanePalmNinja]

@Fiskij I know of one that is growing in Indiana USA right now Needle Palm and The Chusun Palm. sabarl Minors Am the one to plant more Navitve palms but the Chusun Palm is bad ass.

[InsanePalmNinja]

@Tiiggii You live in the far west or the East... am haveing a hard time finding one.

[Fiskij]

They don't mention that these "tropical" palm trees, f.e. Trachycarpus Fortunei, grows naturally in the cold Himalayas at up to 2400m?

No wonder they spread and thrive in the alps. And there are lots of other different cold hardy palm trees that grows in the "temperate" region.

[SuburbanNinja8000]

Well, I say this yes the earth is warming up But, has the poles fully melted yet. No, is North Pole Iced over right now YES!!! this Happens every winter fuckers. Well, To the new world. And I must say I don't mind this also.

[ComradeSephiroth]

The shots at 0:39 and 1:11 are the best indicators of how elegant these palms can look with the proper planting site and appropriate backdrop.

[kutubu1]

i saw that even in Finland somebody has some in his garden