What city/ state do you think I'm in?

@soar2newhighs beautiful, I don't think it has palm trees though?

@Poetvann True, palm trees, not to be found
In NYC

@soar2newhighs @Poetvann actually you do see occasionally pine trees on Staten Island, as it's a bit warmer there.

@basilfawlty89 Pine != palm, & coniferous trees are not known for growing in warmer temps/climes...

@SomeMichGuy I'm aware, I did mean palm though

https://greensideupgardencenter.com/product/palm-tree-staten-island/

@basilfawlty89 Yes, they SELL palm trees. Oddly, it doesn't give them a zone rating...

I've mostly seen palm trees in US growing zones 9 and 10, not 7 (like Staten Island, which probably only gets the 7 from being an island...).

It would be interesting to see if they actually thrive, outside, there.

@SomeMichGuy true, but the point is that certain species of palm CAN survive in NYC, but only in Staten Island, the rest of the place gets too cold in winter. I mean there wouldn't be much point in selling a palm tree of it instantly died, would there?

@basilfawlty89 You show proof that someone is selling them, but none that they are thriving in gardens there.

The point of selling sthg is to make money and lots of junk is sold for only that purpose.

If your point were valid in the way in which we would BOTH like it to be, there would be no planned obsolescence, and appliances made *now* would last far longer than those made years ago.

So I have no problem believing that a business will sell people what they want to buy, whether or not it will work out for the customer.