Why Are There So Many Palm Trees in the Bay Area?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

After Joseph Morales, an electrician from Chicago, moved to Emeryville this past winter, he found himself wondering: What’s with all the palm trees in the Bay Area? Like Joseph, they didn’t originate here. But they’re all over the place. Not that Joseph minds. “They remind me of vacation,” he says, “having a good time with a cold drink and sitting under a palm tree.” Then again: “Northern California doesn’t really seem to be the ideal location for palm trees. I’m expecting hot weather and sun and beaches. And there’s just palm trees and mountains and cold water. So it just seemed weird.” Read the full web version: Why Are There So Many Palm Trees in the Bay Area? Reported by Daniel Potter Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Maggie Galloway, Robert Speight, Katie McMurran, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Pat Yollin and David Weir. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question or sign up for our newsletter at BayCurious.org

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:03.0	This is Bay Curious, the show that answers your questions about the Bay Area.
0:08.0	I'm Olivia Alan Price, here with science reporter Daniel Potter.
0:11.0	And today we've got a question about palm trees.
0:14.5	Yeah a fine summertime question sent to us by this guy.
0:18.8	Do you prefer Joe or Joseph?
0:20.4	It doesn't.
0:21.6	Do Joseph because my wife likes that. Let's go with Joseph.
0:24.1	Note to self. Joseph Morales is an electrician. He recently moved to Emoryville
0:29.2	from Blustery Chicago. Which is too cold for palm trees.
0:33.0	Joe, are you a fan of palm trees?
0:35.0	I love palm trees because it reminds me of vacation, right?
0:38.0	So noticing all the palm trees around here got him wondering.
0:42.0	Why are there so many palm trees all over the place?
0:45.0	Northern California doesn't really seem to be the ideal location for palm trees.
0:50.0	This week on Bay Curious, how did all these seemingly tropical palm trees become a common
0:58.2	site around the Bay Area? Answers just ahead.
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1:26.2	All right. So Joseph asked how palm trees became commonplace around the Bay Area,
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