You can grow anything in Portland
I have been taught by many a Portlander that one can grow anything in Portland’s climate. We have great soil, plenty of moisture and the perfect temperatures to let anything take root. In the winter, I love seeing the greens like kale and chard growing in pots around some of the buildings downtown. I love the different shades of moss growing pretty much everywhere else, including my driveway and sidewalk. Today, I discovered the holy grail of growth - little trees on a Caddy!
I really hope the city doesn’t force this car to move. I want to see those little buggers mature. I will keep you posted on their growth. Another view.
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I vote we storm City Hall, demanding that this unique environment be protected immediately as Portland’s second smallest and only (kinda) portable park!
Anyone else want to support Cadillac Park?
We should at least start an online petition. Those are really really successful. I like the idea of Cadillac Park. Maybe when I walk by, I can throw some wildflower seeds into the mix for some color.
This reminds me of a car I saw a while ago in the southeast: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/292108331_b6e391f4b6_b.jpg
this plant is commonly called "bittercress" (latin: cardamine oligosperma) it is in the brassicaceae plant family (the broccoli/kale family). its entirely edible, a little spicy; a mustard green (not a tree!). it is a winter annual. its seed pods (you can see them in the picture) are "explosively dehiscent" meaning that when they are ripe, the pods literally explode, shooting it’s seeds many feet away, and at an extremely high velocity for a plant of its size. when pulling them out of my gardens they often explode hitting me in the eye (ouch!).
it is a noxious weed and has escaped into our forests. oops! it is, however, despite its invasiveness, one of my favorite plants.
they are great on a sandwich (though i wouldn’t eat them if they were growing on a cadillac!).
you will not have a hard time finding them growing elsewhere; as you can see they can grow just about anywhere.
ps they won’t mature much, as an annual they die back every year; they rely solely on annual seed germination for their growth.