Well yeah, there used to be palm trees growing in Edmonton. Doesn't mean you can grow them now in -30 degree modern day Winter. Wind patterns change over time,

Well yeah, there used to be palm trees growing in Edmonton. Doesn't mean you can grow them now in -30 degree modern day Winter. Wind patterns change over time, and so does level of participation and temperatures a region receives. Not really surprising. I'm not sure about Iraq, but if you're getting months of 40+ degrees daily and almost not rain, you're not growing a forrest without a source of water. Sorry. A single peach tree in California typically requires about 25 to 40 gallons of water per week during the summer months. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/new-prehistoric-palm-1.393927 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/new-prehistoric-palm-1.39392...