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Originally Posted by Denscity
Do you consider the evergreen forests of California (redwoods) "the north"?
Also southern Ontario is colder than BC in the winter so climate wise that makes it feel more northern to us than BC.
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In Nova Scotia the hardwood-dominated forests are in the northern, colder part of the province. The extreme southern tip of the province technically has an oceanic climate and there you will find mostly coniferous trees (but different species from the boreal forests).
Deciduous trees are adapted to high seasonal variation, not warmer climates specifically. They do well in places with long summers but winters cold enough to make broad leaves unsuitable. In places like Victoria there are native broadleaf evergreen trees, and in the coastal parts of Nova Scotia there are native broadleaf evergreen shrubs like rhododendrons. There are also coniferous trees that grow in very warm areas.
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Originally Posted by lio45
In fact, it works equally well everywhere -- that's precisely the point.
And don't try to say I'm biased; I'm familiar with both, and I tend to prefer dry heat all things considered (the main downside being the colder nights).
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But it seems strange to argue that Ontario has a uniquely warm or mild climate in Canada while Osoyoos or Victoria do not (both of those places being warmer on average than anywhere in Ontario; Osoyoos gets hotter days than anywhere in Ontario, 3 degrees hotter than Windsor in summer). And latitude doesn't mean much when it comes to climate; Southern France is at the same latitude as Southern Ontario.
I guess it's true that all of these Canada threads devolve into discussions about climate.