Are there any palms to see in Amarillo, Tx?

[_Keith]

Or anything else interesting?

[buffy]

No.

[palmsnbananas]

Nope I lived there. Its a nice town and I miss it! But no palms and not much fun to do there besides 72 ounce steak, 24 inch pizza and Thai Taste!

[MSX]

Same latitude as ABQ, only 270 miles away, same zone. How come there isn't any single palm in Amarillo,TX? due to being the second windiest city in the US?

Edited December 16, 2022 by MSX

[aztropic]

Just gets WAY TOO COLD!

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona 

[Xerarch]

3 hours ago, MSX said:

Same latitude as ABQ, only 270 miles away, same zone. How come there isn't any single palm in Amarillo,TX? due to being the second windiest city in the US?

Amarillo gets colder on average every year despite it being lower in elevation, Albuquerque still has the Rockies to the north which offers some protection.

[Silas_Sancona]

ABQ? Mountains to the North, West, and East that can help block spill over from arctic air intrusions descending south across the plains to the east... Sits in a sort of a bowl-shaped valley the Rio Grande traces out that drains to the south ..or slightly southwest. Elevation is slightly higher in the north where ABQ sits, vs further south toward Hatch, N.M. as well..

Amarillo?   Flat, ..or slightly undulating topography.. for as far as one can see..   Pretty much right in the sweet pot for passing arctic air masses moving south down the east side of the Rockies, and east over the plains.

Effects of wind and overall drought ( and elevation ) play a part in the area's lack of trees..  For those reasons, Amarillo ( and the west side of the TX. Pan handle is considered part of the " Short Grass " Prairie sub division..  A testament to the lack of rain / wind that occurs there. 

"Tall Grass" division of the Plains ( wetter, less constant wind, lowering elevation) start somewhere near OKC. / Salina, KS., eastward.

[Fusca]

In Amarillo it's so flat you can see yesterday, today and tomorrow at the same time!  It's also a place where you can see brown snow.  Just outside of town is the infamous Cadillac Ranch and Palo Duro Canyon is a must see.  But no palms except maybe the plastic variety inside The Big Texan.