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Palmpedia is trying a new way to index the cold hardiness of palms. Categories will be created and based on the observation of a surviving species, instead of climate zones and temperatures. The simple presence of a mature specimen sends an unmistakable message of what other species of palm will survive in the same area. A mature Queen Palm in a neighborhood would indicate that any palm assumed to be hardier than a Queen should also survive. Based on this reasoning, Palmpedia will try to rank palms according to their relative hardiness. That way, spotting a mature palm will instantly provide a grower with a list of palms that will also survive in the same vicinity. It should also provide a sliding scale indicating which palms might also have a chance, and those with little hope. The survivabilty of a palm is determined by more than just an ultimate low temperature. Both Mediterranean and Subtropical climates experience periodic freezes that may kill certain palms. However, the prevailing daytime temperature, duration of freezing temperatures, and the humidity play an important role in which palms will survive. Therefore Palmpedia will devise two indices. One for Mediterranean climates, such as Southern California, that is characterized by cooler overall winter temperatures, and lower humidity. And another for Subtropical climates, such as central Florida, characterized by mild winter temperatures, and higher humidity, yet still sometime experience freezing temperatures.
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'''Palmpedia is trying a new way to index the cold hardiness of palms. Categories will be created and based on the observation of a surviving species, instead of climate zones and temperatures. The simple presence of a mature specimen sends an unmistakable message of what other species of palm will survive in the same area. A mature Queen Palm in a neighborhood would indicate that any palm assumed to be hardier than a Queen should also survive. Based on this reasoning, Palmpedia will try to rank palms according to their relative hardiness. That way, spotting a mature palm will instantly provide a grower with a list of palms that will also survive in the same vicinity. It should also provide a sliding scale indicating which palms might also have a chance, and those with little hope. The survivabilty of a palm is determined by more than just an ultimate low temperature. Both Mediterranean and Subtropical climates experience periodic freezes that may kill certain palms. However, the prevailing daytime temperature, duration of freezing temperatures, and the humidity play an important role in which palms will survive. Therefore Palmpedia will devise two indices. One for Mediterranean climates, such as Southern California, that is characterized by cooler overall winter temperatures, and lower humidity. And another for Subtropical climates, such as central Florida, characterized by mild winter temperatures, and higher humidity, yet still sometime experience freezing temperatures.'''
  
 
==[[MEDITERRANEAN SURVIVABILITY INDEX|''Link To:'' '''<span style="color:blue">MEDITERRANEAN SURVIVABILITY INDEX</span>''']]==
 
==[[MEDITERRANEAN SURVIVABILITY INDEX|''Link To:'' '''<span style="color:blue">MEDITERRANEAN SURVIVABILITY INDEX</span>''']]==
  
 
==[[SUBTROPICAL SURVIVABILITY INDEX|''Link To:'' '''<span style="color:blue">SUBTROPICAL SURVIVABILITY INDEX</span>''']]==
 
==[[SUBTROPICAL SURVIVABILITY INDEX|''Link To:'' '''<span style="color:blue">SUBTROPICAL SURVIVABILITY INDEX</span>''']]==

Revision as of 00:06, 15 July 2007

Palmpedia is trying a new way to index the cold hardiness of palms. Categories will be created and based on the observation of a surviving species, instead of climate zones and temperatures. The simple presence of a mature specimen sends an unmistakable message of what other species of palm will survive in the same area. A mature Queen Palm in a neighborhood would indicate that any palm assumed to be hardier than a Queen should also survive. Based on this reasoning, Palmpedia will try to rank palms according to their relative hardiness. That way, spotting a mature palm will instantly provide a grower with a list of palms that will also survive in the same vicinity. It should also provide a sliding scale indicating which palms might also have a chance, and those with little hope. The survivabilty of a palm is determined by more than just an ultimate low temperature. Both Mediterranean and Subtropical climates experience periodic freezes that may kill certain palms. However, the prevailing daytime temperature, duration of freezing temperatures, and the humidity play an important role in which palms will survive. Therefore Palmpedia will devise two indices. One for Mediterranean climates, such as Southern California, that is characterized by cooler overall winter temperatures, and lower humidity. And another for Subtropical climates, such as central Florida, characterized by mild winter temperatures, and higher humidity, yet still sometime experience freezing temperatures.

Link To: MEDITERRANEAN SURVIVABILITY INDEX

Link To: SUBTROPICAL SURVIVABILITY INDEX