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How many out there use google earth (street view) to look for palms and other cool plants in different areas?

Very cool tool if you have ever wondered what palms a certian area will have. 😀

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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
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Posted : 07/02/2010 10:35 pm

TerdalFarm

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I hadn't thought of that!
Give us a link to a nice view, or save a screen shot to share as an image.
--Erik

Posted : 08/02/2010 12:36 am

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Only looked at GE a couple of times when daughter was visiting Costa Rica.
"Flew in" to see the topography of the area, shadows on Zoom showed what were palms versus scrub bushes.

Good idea from Erik.

What area/city are you viewing?
Barb

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Posted : 08/02/2010 10:45 am

DesertZone

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I have never tried to save a view from GE, but I can see what I can do. 😀

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-Aaron-

Posted : 08/02/2010 2:16 pm

DesertZone

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Here is a test shot from Douglas AZ, about 40 miles from my property.
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-Aaron-

Posted : 08/02/2010 2:40 pm

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Nice wall of W.filifera!

Posted : 08/02/2010 3:05 pm

BILL MA

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Those are some beauties Aaron.

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Posted : 08/02/2010 5:26 pm

lucky1

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Cool, the screen capture worked great!

Look great with the bluish evergreens (spruce maybe?)

Super way to get to know new folks, Aaron 😆 😆 😆
Barb

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Posted : 08/02/2010 6:10 pm

DesertZone

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I seen alot of cool things from the Oregon coast, I love to use GE to look for places that a person would not normaly look for palms.

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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-

Posted : 08/02/2010 7:01 pm

DesertZone

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Super way to get to know new folks, Aaron 😆 😆 😆
Barb

Yea.. kind of in the peeping-tom way, I hope people don't mind if I post some pic of thier homes from a street-view. 😆

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Posted : 08/02/2010 7:06 pm

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Some palms from St George Utah. Zone 8a and it shows.

First the good-Trachys

The bad-robustas

And the ugly-CIDP

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Posted : 08/02/2010 8:04 pm

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If it were about people, I could see a problem.
But we're keen to meet new palms

GE away!... 😛

Hey, what's with the Robustas and CIDP?
too cold? 😆 😆

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Posted : 08/02/2010 8:09 pm

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If you have Francko's "Palms won't grow here" book you may have seen the Washies in Plate 20.
Here is the winter protection they used to get:

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqVJXkS

The last time I drove by (in the real world, not the Google world) I didn't see these so they may have died last Spring (when mine did 🙁 )
--Erik

Posted : 08/02/2010 8:55 pm

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Thats to bad to hear about your palms Erik. 🙁

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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-

Posted : 08/02/2010 10:15 pm

DesertZone

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Van Horn TX-8a-8b?
Palms at a hotel

And some very large faxon yuccas, same hotel 8)

You can see just how big these are in the back ground at the hotel. 😀

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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-

Posted : 08/02/2010 11:10 pm