Re: what zone is Washington DC in?

**A*@aol.com**

Lina, I assumed that when someone asked about D.C. they meant only the land 
in that political area.  In the area bounded by Interstate 95 in Rhode Island, 
then the Merrimack River and I495 in Massachusetts one can find USDA zones 5A 
through 7B and a very few microclimates that are 8A.  In Rhode Island over a 
distance of fifteen miles one can find 7 weeks difference in the length of 
growing season.  I've learned this from personal observation and the several 
nurserymen I get to talk with as well as semipro hybridizers who supply the nursery 
industry.  I have two friends in the tree care business who exploit the 
different climate areas by having their base of operations away from the coast by 
many miles where land is cheaper and then serving clients in Newport and 
adjoining towns when conditions around Providence are less pleasant for climbing 
etc.  I first encountered academic presentation of climate zones when I was 14.  
I had already enjoyed the suburbs of Rochester, NY and Miami, FL, then I had 
one and a half years in San Mateo, CA.  Splashing in the Pacific in January and 
February was exciting for a kid who was accustomed to snow a foot and a half 
deep in the yard and having lots of snowmen of considerable size.  I had an 
excellent teacher for high school earth science and we had lots of discussions 
of what affects the weather because the weather affects us.

Barbara

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