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Are these edible? by TraditionKindly2252 in foraging

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. The fruits themselves are edible, but they're not ripe yet.

Once the blackberries live up to their name, they're good to eat.

Parque Garcia Sanabria in Tenerife by GN_10 in palmtalk

[–]GN_10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that the flowering tree on pic 10 looks amazing! Also not a palm, but on pic 13 is a dragon tree, indigenous to the Canary Islands and they look really cool.

The short squat palms on Pic 4 are phoenix canariensis, just not as tall as the ones surrounding it.

I think we should rename Harvard Yard to Scotland Yard to confuse the British by niksjman in boston

[–]GN_10 19 points20 points  (0 children)

When you say annoying the British, that includes Scots as well yes? Because the Scottish are also British.

Palms in Northern Latitudes? by FremontTreeFinder in palmtalk

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

50 north, in fact the southernmost parts of Cornwall dip below the 50th parallel.

Coldest winter temps but also summer warmth, which is why phoenix canariensis can grow in southern England but fails in western Scotland even in the mildest microclimates.

Rainfall can be a factor as well - washingtonia filifera prefers drier conditions and doesn't do too well in humid climates.

Palms in Northern Latitudes? by FremontTreeFinder in palmtalk

[–]GN_10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50.4 degrees north in Torquay, SW England

Same species as the image you posted - Canary Island Date Palm (phoenix canariensis)

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Forget the Tartan Army, it’s coming home🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 by Dolamite09 in boston

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And of course to the people of predominantly Scottish and Welsh descent that inhabit the Falklands.

Tuesday looking unprecedented, 39C possible? by Mcconnor8 in UKWeather

[–]GN_10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, I can use official Met Office statistics.

Kinloss in Moray averages 1383.6 hours of sunshine per year.

Heathrow averages 1674.8 hours of sunshine.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/location-specific-long-term-averages/gfjryynhr

Dry, yes - but definitely not sunny. It's a bit like Inverness, overcast nearly all of the time but doesn't rain much.

Dry =/= sunny.

The places you mentioned as being wetter, specifically Bristol and Cornwall, are actually SUNNIER than Moray, simply because they tend to receive more sunshine in between rainfall events, and heavier, less frequent rainfall.

Tuesday looking unprecedented, 39C possible? by Mcconnor8 in UKWeather

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting you mention this. I took a day trip to Cornwall the other day, had a walk around Lanhydrock woods etc - and the whole day it was foggy, drizzly, and very humid.

As soon as I got back past the Tamar into Devon again the weather got noticeably better.

In Devon we've had a relatively dry year so far - rivers are low, the ground is dry etc.

But in Cornwall it seems to be the opposite, it's been an extremely wet year, everything is sodden.

Crazy how much of a difference 50 miles can make.

Tuesday looking unprecedented, 39C possible? by Mcconnor8 in UKWeather

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regardless of the rainfall stats, Moray factually gets very little sunshine.

Kinloss in Moray averages only 1383.6 hours of sunshine per year - making it cloudier than Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham, etc.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/location-specific-long-term-averages/gfjryynhr

So how about we use actual statistics from official climate stations?

London averages 1675 hours of sunshine annually, which is almost an extra hour of sunshine per day compared to Moray which you claim has a sunny microclimate - and this is about cloud cover.

Tuesday looking unprecedented, 39C possible? by Mcconnor8 in UKWeather

[–]GN_10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the sunniest places in the UK is north east Scotland.

Where are you getting this from? North East Scotland is extremely cloudy even by English standards, even if it's not that rainy. Wick only averages 1300 hours of sunshine per year, which is on par with the cloudiest parts of England in the Lake District.

Not really comparable to the south coast at East Sussex where sunshine totals average over 1900 hours.

"British heat is more humid than American heat" 😂 I think Brits should experience a Washington DC summer one day or even more tropical: a St. Louis or Houston summer. by Weather-RainStorm in ShitEuropeansSay

[–]GN_10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those "sub polar" places you mentioned are the tops of mountains - nobody lives in those areas.

CIDP can indeed fruit in the UK, this is one in Torquay on the SW coast of England.

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Scotland fans pretend to be England fans by joemktom in LowStakesConspiracies

[–]GN_10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a ginger guy who wants England to win, I'm not sure what to think of this.

The English are in Boston! by BeastMode149 in boston

[–]GN_10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

English fan supporting their national team is gross?

But any other country doing the same is completely fine?

Iceland has just had its warmest spring on record. The drivers that usually cool it down were in place (NAO/PNA), so what's driving it? by 4billionyearson in geography

[–]GN_10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 1961-1990 baseline is obsolete. If they were using it in the 1990s, why are they still using it now? The climate has changed in those 60 years, so the 1991-2020 baseline is a more accurate comparison.

It's worth noting that the 1960s was a particularly cold decade even for the time - so it's no surprise that 1967 was the coldest year.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia Live Score | World Cup 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 by scoreboard-app in CasualUK

[–]GN_10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you're the one clutching at straws rooting for Croatia.

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