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Originally Posted by Spocket
I agree but when you get into the eastern provinces around autumn, I'd have to say that the difference is massive. I mean they have red trees around fall. The colors there are just more vibrant. Truly beautiful. By comparison, I find our foliage to be much less easy to differentiate at any time of year.
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Southern Ontario and southern Quebec have a long extended autumn season and the milder winters allow a greater variety of deciduous trees to survive. From November through February, Toronto averages about 10°C warmer than Winnipeg in terms of mean temperatures and Montreal 5 or 6°. Having said that, I find the winters miserable and in many respects more difficult down east. I can't stand freezing rain, slushy snow (and for Montreal at least, that means massive amounts), bone-chilling dampness and bucket loads of salt.