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Title: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Maggie on February 01, 2010, 08:25PM Sarah said she saw palm trees in Ireland, and she seemed surprised.
The palms are native, and most of them are in the SouthWest, where the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream hit the Cork and Kerry coastlines. There are streets lined with palms in Cobh, (pronounced Cove) County Cork. Many of Ireland's spectacular golf courses have palm trees. (http://www.triskelle.eu/images/img_palmtree.jpg) Here is a rare sight - snow on a palm tree in Ireland, taken in January 2010: (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4257111309_839056db1c.jpg) And how about this? Yes, that's snow! (http://isasurf.ie/assets/Uploads/_resampled/ResizedImage600450-palmtrees-snow.JPG) Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: zankoku on February 01, 2010, 09:11PM Hope there aren't any camels in County Cork. :)
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: lisalover7 (LL7) on February 01, 2010, 09:19PM wow so it CAN snow at the beach! :D
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: CWLisaFan on February 01, 2010, 09:32PM Oh wow! That last picture is beautiful, Maggie!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Emily! on February 01, 2010, 09:44PM Don't think I've ever seen snow on our palm trees down here. :D
Maybe someday! LOL ;D Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: zankoku on February 01, 2010, 10:02PM Emily, in Florida I think they call it frost
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: lcainsa on November 21, 2010, 04:25PM This isn't Ireland, but its in far southern New Mexico (I could just about literally see Mexico from my house!). This picture was taken Dec. 4th, 2009. We got snow occasionally because we were sitting at about 4200 feet elevation. The snow was all gone by midday.
(http://www.masterstrokescreative.com/images/IMG_0792.JPG) Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Kimberly AJ on May 04, 2014, 04:52PM Isn't that crazy?! ;D I can imagine a world mixed up with plants of all types.
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Naraku_Diabolos on September 21, 2014, 05:48PM The palm trees thrive at Ireland by the seashore due to the sandy soil. Another plant that does good in sandy soil (with peat) is the banana...however I don't think a banana tree would even survive the crazy weather Ireland has LOL
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Kimberly AJ on September 21, 2014, 05:58PM Not to mention the one in the place where Chloë Agnew and her friends recorded her ALS ice bucket challenge video.
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: ShiningBright on September 22, 2014, 03:18AM Yes, but Chloe Agnew lives in LA, of course, there are palms ;)
Title: Re: Palm trees in Ireland Post by: Naraku_Diabolos on October 03, 2014, 07:32PM Not to mention the one in the place where Chloë Agnew and her friends recorded her ALS ice bucket challenge video. She may like the warmer weather anyways. She lives in a good area, lucky gal. However there are earthquakes there in LA. |