Highlands North Carolina has an 88 inch annual rainfall with 10 inches of snow yearly. Popular retirement town in Western North Carolina mountains. Beautiful environment!
Would love to explore the temperate rainforests of the southeast US one day. Living in the Tongass national forest myself, both seem so impossibly lush, but very distinct from one another. Hope you get out to Alaska's rainforests one day, they'll blow your mind. You could bury a castle in all the moss there is out here
Yeah the Appalachian Temperate Rainforest is a truly incredibly ecosystem unlike the rest of the Appalachian forests, it is truly gorgeous. That is so cool, yeah I have heard of the rainforests of Southeast Alaska, I REALLY want to visit them some day, the pictures of all the moss-covered conifers are so stunning and it seems like a heavenly place! That is amazing, thanks for sharing and watching and stay tuned for more videos, take care!
On a lot of mountain tops above 5000 feet(1500 meters), you get extremely lush forests that get a ton of days with fog and rain. There are some really cool places in the southern appalaichas that have diverse environments. I live in an area with some of the only scorpions on the east coast. Across the river you can not find rhem. Lots of different species that have relatively small habitats.
@@demondeacon69 Yes exactly, the Smoky Mountains have an extremely diverse ecosystem, the upper elevations are covered in an incredibly unique and gorgeous spruce-fir forest, unfortunately I didn't have time to visit the higher elevations but I really hope to some time! Such a gorgeous place! That's so incredibly cool, thanks for sharing! Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more videos, take care!
Alaska? Doesn't Alaska have mostly continental climates? (Cold winters, coldest month below 0°C/32°F.) Wouldn't Alaska's rainforests be classified as Continental Rainforests? Would be a neat addition to the other types of rainforest (Temperate Rainforest, Tropical rainforest, Subtropical rainforest.)
Yeah it sure is an incredible ecosystem, so lush and beautiful with lots of conifers and giant waterfalls, I have a video of one, feel free to check that out as well. Thanks for watching!
Reminds me of the forest I played in as a child to my teenage years! I love the Rhododendron maximum they get very big with gorgeous flowers. We definitely do not have those type of forest in Eastern Virginia.
4:03 I have to say that is false my friend. There many places in the US that receive upwards of 50 inches of rain a year. Just look at the southern gulf states. That’s what makes the definition for rainforest so tricky! Where I leave in Louisiana we see upwards of 60+ inches every year with no true dry season, but it’s not technically a rainforest. Mississippi and Alabama also see these types of numbers and in fact Mobile, Alabama is the rainiest city in the country!
Wow, fascinating, I had no idea, thanks for sharing! That is very interesting, thanks for letting me know! Thanks for watching and and stay tuned for more videos! Take care!
Temperate rain forest is being applied loosely to the Southern Appalachian region. You will see several articles stating erroneous or unsupported opinions. The Highland Plateau may be the only area that meets the criteria. I will support the idea that many areas are approaching temperate rain forest climate criteria.
@@nunyabailey Someone smarter than myself has developed the criteria for defining a temperate rain forest and the definition seems to be expanding. Some say the only temperate rain forest in the US are the coastal version such as the Hoh and Tongas. Other include inland areas such as the Cascades and even Idaho. I recall when the Highlands Plateau was first considered an example of a temperate rain forest and now the term is being applied to the entire region. Having lived in both the PNW and Southern Apps, I see the similarities, especially in the spruce-fir mountain peaks, but I feel it is being applied to broadly.
Pensacola, FL gets 68" of rain per year. I wonder, is that considered temperate rainforest? It doesn't seem quite as lush as you'd expect and I wonder if it's because it's just far enough north to where frosts prevent tropical flora but far enough south that there aren't many temperate species that can really take advantage.
I think it’s too hot to be considered temperate, more subtropical, and the soil is really sandy, so water drains more quickly. Plus the area gets more sun than temperate rainforests. That plus the heat means more evapotranspiration, so less water is retained in the soil, which is like less rainfall in better soil. That’s one thing I’ve learned about temperate rainforests, is that water retention is very important in addition to rainfall. Areas of coastal Northern California that get 45 inches of rain are considered temperate rainforest because the weather is cool year-round, and that plus the shade means more water retention, as well as abundant fog in the dry season, which acts as a precipitation equivalent and is filtered through the trees, falling as water droplets and in reality increasing the precipitation total.
@@palmplanet Southern Japan is considered temperate rainforest and is about the same temperature. But yes the sandy soil does drain quickly which seems to change the character of the forest
@@duncanbeggs4088 Interesting, yeah different countries seem to have different definitions for “temperate rainforest,” there doesn’t seem to be one clear set of criteria. Like parts of Siberia are considered temperate rainforest even though they’re much too cold and snowy to be temperate, more snow forests.
@@Theriodontia4945 Yes! Never seen such a classification but there should be! I think areas of Florida, Louisiana, and the Southeast would qualify. They need to update and better define the rainforest classifications.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee side. I forget the name of the trail but many trails in the park look like this, and there are some massive waterfalls, the rainforest is amazing!
Yes exactly, they do really well and grow especially dense in the ravines and valleys where they are shaded by trees like hemlocks and it stays moist and wet. Thanks and take care!
@@palmplanet I see. Thanks for your reply. We have some temperate rainforest here in Ireland, but rhododendron is considered devastatingly invasive. They block out all the light for the saplings. But that’s just here. I was just wondering if it was different over there.
Highlands North Carolina has an 88 inch annual rainfall with 10 inches of snow yearly. Popular retirement town in Western North Carolina mountains. Beautiful environment!
Wow, that’s crazy, yeah gorgeous place and very lush! Thanks and cheers!
I usually don't care about 'Umms' in people's speech, however its been 52s and I'm vexed!
Would love to explore the temperate rainforests of the southeast US one day. Living in the Tongass national forest myself, both seem so impossibly lush, but very distinct from one another. Hope you get out to Alaska's rainforests one day, they'll blow your mind. You could bury a castle in all the moss there is out here
Yeah the Appalachian Temperate Rainforest is a truly incredibly ecosystem unlike the rest of the Appalachian forests, it is truly gorgeous. That is so cool, yeah I have heard of the rainforests of Southeast Alaska, I REALLY want to visit them some day, the pictures of all the moss-covered conifers are so stunning and it seems like a heavenly place! That is amazing, thanks for sharing and watching and stay tuned for more videos, take care!
On a lot of mountain tops above 5000 feet(1500 meters), you get extremely lush forests that get a ton of days with fog and rain. There are some really cool places in the southern appalaichas that have diverse environments. I live in an area with some of the only scorpions on the east coast. Across the river you can not find rhem. Lots of different species that have relatively small habitats.
@@demondeacon69 Yes exactly, the Smoky Mountains have an extremely diverse ecosystem, the upper elevations are covered in an incredibly unique and gorgeous spruce-fir forest, unfortunately I didn't have time to visit the higher elevations but I really hope to some time! Such a gorgeous place! That's so incredibly cool, thanks for sharing! Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more videos, take care!
Alaska? Doesn't Alaska have mostly continental climates? (Cold winters, coldest month below 0°C/32°F.) Wouldn't Alaska's rainforests be classified as Continental Rainforests? Would be a neat addition to the other types of rainforest (Temperate Rainforest, Tropical rainforest, Subtropical rainforest.)
Absolutely amazing!!!!
Yeah it sure is an incredible ecosystem, so lush and beautiful with lots of conifers and giant waterfalls, I have a video of one, feel free to check that out as well. Thanks for watching!
Reminds me of the forest I played in as a child to my teenage years! I love the Rhododendron maximum they get very big with gorgeous flowers. We definitely do not have those type of forest in Eastern Virginia.
Awesome, yeah I love them too, gorgeous evergreen shrubs! Yeah I wish we did, it’s gorgeous! Cheers!
4:03 I have to say that is false my friend. There many places in the US that receive upwards of 50 inches of rain a year. Just look at the southern gulf states. That’s what makes the definition for rainforest so tricky! Where I leave in Louisiana we see upwards of 60+ inches every year with no true dry season, but it’s not technically a rainforest. Mississippi and Alabama also see these types of numbers and in fact Mobile, Alabama is the rainiest city in the country!
Wow, fascinating, I had no idea, thanks for sharing! That is very interesting, thanks for letting me know! Thanks for watching and and stay tuned for more videos! Take care!
hilo is the rainiest city in the US
Temperate rain forest is being applied loosely to the Southern Appalachian region. You will see several articles stating erroneous or unsupported opinions. The Highland Plateau may be the only area that meets the criteria. I will support the idea that many areas are approaching temperate rain forest climate criteria.
@@vlauthenrieth3172 What is your threshold for temperate rainforest then?
@@nunyabailey Someone smarter than myself has developed the criteria for defining a temperate rain forest and the definition seems to be expanding. Some say the only temperate rain forest in the US are the coastal version such as the Hoh and Tongas. Other include inland areas such as the Cascades and even Idaho. I recall when the Highlands Plateau was first considered an example of a temperate rain forest and now the term is being applied to the entire region. Having lived in both the PNW and Southern Apps, I see the similarities, especially in the spruce-fir mountain peaks, but I feel it is being applied to broadly.
Nice video, while I am not a fan of the Appalachian winters, the summers are beautiful there!
I 100% agree, and there are some nice palms there that I know of, I wish I could have seen them! Thanks and take care!
Pensacola, FL gets 68" of rain per year. I wonder, is that considered temperate rainforest? It doesn't seem quite as lush as you'd expect and I wonder if it's because it's just far enough north to where frosts prevent tropical flora but far enough south that there aren't many temperate species that can really take advantage.
I think it’s too hot to be considered temperate, more subtropical, and the soil is really sandy, so water drains more quickly. Plus the area gets more sun than temperate rainforests. That plus the heat means more evapotranspiration, so less water is retained in the soil, which is like less rainfall in better soil. That’s one thing I’ve learned about temperate rainforests, is that water retention is very important in addition to rainfall. Areas of coastal Northern California that get 45 inches of rain are considered temperate rainforest because the weather is cool year-round, and that plus the shade means more water retention, as well as abundant fog in the dry season, which acts as a precipitation equivalent and is filtered through the trees, falling as water droplets and in reality increasing the precipitation total.
@@palmplanet Southern Japan is considered temperate rainforest and is about the same temperature. But yes the sandy soil does drain quickly which seems to change the character of the forest
@@duncanbeggs4088 Interesting, yeah different countries seem to have different definitions for “temperate rainforest,” there doesn’t seem to be one clear set of criteria. Like parts of Siberia are considered temperate rainforest even though they’re much too cold and snowy to be temperate, more snow forests.
@@palmplanet Subtropical Rainforest? New biome type?
@@Theriodontia4945 Yes! Never seen such a classification but there should be! I think areas of Florida, Louisiana, and the Southeast would qualify. They need to update and better define the rainforest classifications.
Where is this located please? What park and what entrance please?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the Tennessee side. I forget the name of the trail but many trails in the park look like this, and there are some massive waterfalls, the rainforest is amazing!
It looked just like that when I went ur it was VERY steep and there were MASSIVE waterfalls
Yes exactly, I saw some big waterfalls, beautiful park! Thanks and take care!
Rhododendron shrubs definitely like temperate areas but they don’t like a lot of heat or too freezing
Yes exactly, they do really well and grow especially dense in the ravines and valleys where they are shaded by trees like hemlocks and it stays moist and wet. Thanks and take care!
In there forests in m backyard you cannot walk in there it’s so lush and deep the pines are everywhere where I live and there are no mountains either
Wow, that's awesome, I love forests like that! I am a big fan of pines and conifers generally. Thanks and take care!
@@palmplanet thank you!
@@gasubtropics Sure thing, sounds like a beautiful place! Cheers!
rhododendron is a sign of acidic soil.
Yes exactly! Thanks and take care!
@@palmplanet is it not invasive?
@@aaronuaconaill5688 Not at all, they are native there. They grow pretty densely but tend only to grow along hillsides near streams.
@@palmplanet I see. Thanks for your reply. We have some temperate rainforest here in Ireland, but rhododendron is considered devastatingly invasive. They block out all the light for the saplings. But that’s just here. I was just wondering if it was different over there.
@@aaronuaconaill5688 Oh got it, yeah the ones in the forest here are native. That’s amazing that you guys have temperate rainforests as well!