REFUGIO STATE BEACH, Calif. — A severe storm that pummeled California has taken a toll on some of the state’s most iconic trees. Several majestic palm trees that usually flank the Refugio ...

Along the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, palm trees line both sides of the roadway. They tower above the tourists and traffic, synonymous with Los Angeles in the minds of visitors.

Can you imagine San Diego without palm trees? I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and have associated palms with Southern California since I visited my cousins in Pasadena during the 1960s.

One of the best local sources for palm tree shopping is Palm Plantation (palmplantation.net) in Riverside. California native of the week: The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera ...

is that Science outlet Eos says that non-native palms – which dominate Southern California – burn more severely than indigenous plants. According to KCET, just one species of palm tree, the ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Palm trees are synonymous with the Los Angeles skyline, but a not-so-fun fact — they aren't native to the area and they helped fuel fires that devastated swaths of Southern ...

The red palm weevil is threatening many trees in Southern California. A 2022 report by the BBC claimed just over 50% of all the palms in the world are threatened with extinction. Each year ...