I've been viewing photos from Australian mountains and I noticed that local trees are green even in winter. I hate bare trees, they make everything look so much worse! Can't we plant those evergreen trees in Europe?
Take a look:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Thredbo_ski_resort.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/williamli1983/208149344/in/set-72157594226442957/
2006-12-25 06:42:46 · 11 answers · asked by Boomsala 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
The evergreen trees grow naturally in the equatorial belt (tropical trees) and in the northern coniferous forests called the taiga or boreal forests which cover vast areas of North America from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and range across northern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and across Asia through Siberia and Mongolia to northern China and northern Japan.
Though they do grow naturally in some areas of Europe, they don't grow in all regions as these trees grow only in certain climatic conditions :
1. tropical evergreen plants need hot and humid climate with heavy rainfall distributed throughout the year
2. Evergreen coniferous plants need enough precipitation too - in more than one season, cool climate and mountain soil. Mountain regions get precipitation in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet, dew and drizzle in various seasons. In addition, they r rich in humus...this promotes the growth of these plants.
the type of trees depends on the natural factors such as soil and climate....
2006-12-25 07:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by honey007rmsas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's best to only plant native species because introducing new species can wreak havoc on the ecology of an area. If you introduce a non-native species to an ecosystem, it may become invasive and push out the plants that were already there and screw up the balance with the animals and plants around it. This could force some of the native life to extinction, which of course has an environmental and possibly economical impact.
But besides that, deciduous trees aren't so bad. They're very beautiful in the fall.
2006-12-25 10:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not? Find a European family or organization who would like one, and import it. Here in the United States, we import trees from other places, and think that these imports are beautiful.
One tip: Make sure that your choice of evergreen will do all right in the local weather conditions.
2006-12-25 06:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by Asking&Receiving 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people plant them.I do.I don't mind the changing of the seaso.ns.It is just like that. I wish people would stop raping the environment everywhere.In parts of Africa they are continuing to chop down trees without ever planting any.In Europe some people are not conscious and in the America's and especially Asia
2006-12-27 04:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by Michael V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look what happened when europeans brought the rat, cat, fox, dog and God's greatest scourge to Australia - rabbits - into your country: it virtually destroyed an entire ecosystem. Same thing with plants. In the U.S., we imported Kudzo for cow feed and Tree of Heavan for scenery. Those plants now take up hectares in some parts of this state. Enjoy the bare landscape of your country at certian times of year; in many belief systems the tree loosing its leaves in the fall and sprouting them next spring is a sign of death and rebirth.
2006-12-27 10:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Roc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scots pine - evergreen.
Norwegian spruce (Christmas tree) - evergreen.
Leyland cyprus - evergreen.
Blue spruce - evergreen.
Douglas fir - evergreen.
White spruce - evergreen.
Lodgepole pine - evergreen.
Olive - evergreen.
Yew - evergreen.
Holly - evergreen.
Box - evergreen.
Italian cypress - evergreen.
Monkey puzzle - evergreen
Evergreen oak - guess...
Austrian pine - evergreen.
Caucasian fir - evergreen.
Lawson cypress - evergreen.
Sitka spruce - evergreen.
Western hemlock - evergreen.
All the above (and hundreds of other varieties) are grown in vast quantities across the U.K. and Europe. No idea how you have managed to miss 'em all...
2006-12-25 07:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are many varieties of pine, all of which are evergreen, and grow in Europe. In fact whilst skiing in the French Alps I have seen blue pines which were evergreen.
2006-12-26 01:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most commercial forests in Britain ARE evergreen (pines!).
Other evergreen trees will not grow in British climate.
2006-12-25 07:32:30 · answer #8 · answered by david f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of native evergreen species, ever heard of Scots Pine?
2006-12-25 06:48:59 · answer #9 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stick with native species. Bare trees are a stark reminder of the earth cycle.You are drawing some fear/death association from them.Seek professional help.
2006-12-25 06:47:07 · answer #10 · answered by mali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋