It has been said that it is fortunate the climate upstream of the Shihmen Reservoir is damp and cool, so that areca palms do not bring in much profit. But temperate-zone fruit trees seem to be in paradise there, for they are to be found scattered all over Shihmen's catchment area.
有人說，所幸石門水庫上游氣候濕冷，種檳榔收穫不佳；但溫帶水果卻如找到天堂，在集水區裡大行其道。