Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. From tall skinny palms to short ones with tons of fronds, the palm tree has over 2,500 ...

I was astonished by this number. In more than 40 years of plant watching in the Los Angeles area, I have barely encountered 20 different palm tree species.

Finally, palm roots are very different from typical tree roots. Just as branches fork off and expand into a large network in typical trees, the root system will also grow out and expand with many ...

Finally, palm roots are very different from typical tree roots. Just as branches fork off and expand into a large network in typical trees, the root system will also grow out and expand with many ...

There are thousands of different species of palm trees, and most of them are strictly tropical, but a handful of palms can handle enough cold to survive our mildest winters. In recent years, our ...

There are thousands of different species of palm trees, and most of them are strictly tropical, but a handful of palms can handle enough cold to survive our mildest winters. In recent years, our ...