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To: claudiustg
In Roman times I believe they grew grapes in Britain, something that has not been possible for a very long time.

The west coast of Scotland is so warmed by the Gulf stream that palm trees grow on the Islands. This is about 55 degrees latitude, about the same latitude as the lower area of the Hudson Bay in Canada.

7 posted on 01/15/2008 10:58:31 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (<I>)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

Those palm trees didn’t get there by themselves, of course. Somebody introduced them.


8 posted on 01/15/2008 11:00:09 PM PST by Post Toasties (It's not a smear if it's true.)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

There are palm trees in Kensington Garden in London, too. I don’t think that type of palm tree requires a very temperate climate. They trees have been there for a long time, well before global warming.


19 posted on 01/16/2008 12:56:17 AM PST by Eva
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