longer winters and close to the north pole
Might be two growing seasons, with drought separating them, if we are unlucky.
New England which was Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.
About 5ft6in. The Macedonians were considerably shorter - perhaps 5f2in.
In captivity they can live for 14 years or more but in the wild it is considerably shorter.
We don't have much seasonal changes, and in recent years they have gotten shorter times between seasons.
Growing shorter
The growing season in Atlanta is shorter than you might expect. The first freeze usually occurs in Early November and the last freeze occurs in late March. However, in the outlying suburbs, freezing temps can arrive as early as late October and continue into early April.
Marijuana belongs to the cannabis genus, and can be one of several species. Cannabis sativa is known often to grow in equatorial regions with a long growing season, cannabis indica in mountainous areas with shorter growing seasons, and ruderalis found in extreme northern regions of the world.
The time of daylight is shorter in winter .
I have met Bruce Willis. I am 6'2'' and he is considerably shorter than myself. I would say he is around 5'5''.
Plants in cold climates typically have shorter growing periods due to the shorter growing season. They may have adapted to quickly take advantage of the available sunlight and warmer temperatures to complete their life cycle.
Heavily forested, rocky terrain with short growing seasons and arduous winters. All of which required that people buy themselves immediately with building a house strong enough to withstand winter and then stock up on fire wood and food stores to get them through those winters. With the shorter growing seasons, major farming as seen in the south) never really came to fruition. Hunting and fishing were/are big.