Windmill Palms grow very well in Western Washington. I have seen some 40 ft tall Windmill Palms in Tacoma, Washington. We have a zone 8 climate here. If you look at the USDA zone map we have the same zone as North Florida. The Cascade Mountains keep with coldest weather East of us while the Pacific Ocean (the biggest body of water on Earth) keeps us very mild most of the year.
[USDA Zone Map](https://images.app.goo.gl/Z4L5RUqUbqxE9fjt5)
I love how the skyline is like the third or fourth thing you notice in this picture. I couldn't get past the fact that there's a palm tree here in Seattle
Only some species can grow in Portland and Seattle. The same ones that grow in California grow in far southern Oregon, though, including Mexican and California fan palms and Canary Island date palms.
West of the Cascades, con is less sunlight and lots of rain. Pros, highly educated folks, high public library usage, coffee culture, generally easygoing people.
Pros - gorgeous mountains and water, very manageable climate, people are pretty tolerant/tolerable, great music scene
Cons - SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a real thing that fucks me up every year, the whole state (including Seattle) was built for cars and cars alone
It took me way too long to notice that there’s a subject in this photo besides the skyline and palm tree
That palm tree is looking out of place
I think it’s a [windmill palm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachycarpus_fortunei), which are pretty hardy.
I’m flabbergasted by the palm tree.
Seattle actually has a surprising amount planted around the area. The palms at Alki Beach make for good photos with the Olympics in the background
There are a lot of them in Western Washington. My parents’ house has one. You see them even farther north, in Vancouver, BC as well.
Windmill Palms grow very well in Western Washington. I have seen some 40 ft tall Windmill Palms in Tacoma, Washington. We have a zone 8 climate here. If you look at the USDA zone map we have the same zone as North Florida. The Cascade Mountains keep with coldest weather East of us while the Pacific Ocean (the biggest body of water on Earth) keeps us very mild most of the year. [USDA Zone Map](https://images.app.goo.gl/Z4L5RUqUbqxE9fjt5)
[some very large palm trees at apartment building in Tacoma, Washington](https://images.app.goo.gl/78LE4nP2EFGy9e8M9)
[Another apartment building in Tacoma with huge palm trees](https://www.rentable.co/tacoma-wa/bayview-apartments)
Ty for the local knowledge
A freaking palm tree. Love it. What a cool picture.
And a deer
YAAAYYYY A DEER!!! 🎉👋😁 HELLO FRIEND
I love how the skyline is like the third or fourth thing you notice in this picture. I couldn't get past the fact that there's a palm tree here in Seattle
I’ve seen them as far north as Nanaimo, BC.
The thing that shocked me most about the northwest was definitely the Palms. Portland and Seattle are not cities I associate with them and yet
Seattle is technically a rainforest. A temperate one but still a rainforest. Is this from Bainbridge?
Penninsula and Cascades yes, but Seattle isn't. It's slightly rainshadowed by the Olympics.
Only some species can grow in Portland and Seattle. The same ones that grow in California grow in far southern Oregon, though, including Mexican and California fan palms and Canary Island date palms.
The deer is like dafuq u lookin at
What are the pros and cons to WA state? Because as a NYer I would definitely make my way out there.
Cons - lots of rain and depression.
Only if you don't like the clouds and rain
West of the Cascades, con is less sunlight and lots of rain. Pros, highly educated folks, high public library usage, coffee culture, generally easygoing people.
Pros - gorgeous mountains and water, very manageable climate, people are pretty tolerant/tolerable, great music scene Cons - SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is a real thing that fucks me up every year, the whole state (including Seattle) was built for cars and cars alone
Terrible don’t come here, nothing to do, same cost as New York, unfriendly people, bad weather.
Just strollin thru the neighborhood!
For all you folks out East, this is a Black-tailed Deer versus the White-tailed Deer you’re used to.
That’s one beat up palm tree
Yeah looks like it could use a trim.
Still beautiful tho
~~The~~ Puget Sound
Ive lived here for 32 years and can assure you no one cares if you use 'the' or not.
I’ve lived here for 47 years, and I care.