Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around ...

Of course, these palm trees were nonnative and imported from more tropical locales. California has just one native palm, the California fan palm, which fill oases in the Coachella Valley and ...

Three highly attractive palms are generally considered fire-safe as long as their dry fronds are removed in a timely manner.

Don’t blame the tree. It’s not its fault that it ... which has been noted to the point of tiresomeness. Our native palm is the California fan palm, reaching five, six, even eight stories ...

California is famously home to the oldest, tallest and largest trees in the world. Three national parks there are named for trees, as well as several cities, including Oakland and Palm Springs.