For more than a hundred years, the graceful, bushy-topped fan palm has been an iconic symbol of L.A.’s balmy, postcard lifestyle. But city leaders now want to put an end to the tree’s reign on the ...

The first Spanish explorers never saw our native California palms, but desert tribes knew them well. These huge fat-trunk, slow-growing natives are survivors of much earlier forests that died out eons ...

Ripening Palm Fruit, Hanging In Great Clusters on California’s native fan palms (Washingtonia filifera), can be seen (and tasted) this month. The black, pea-sized fruit consists of a deliciously sweet ...

LOS ANGELES – Its streets aren’t paved with gold. For nearly a century, though, Los Angeles’ roadways have been lined by what some say is the next best thing. But with a City Council vote last week, ...

In most cities, buildings make the skyline. Paris has a tower, London a clock, New York an island-long roof-scape. Only Los Angeles signed the sky with trees. Tens of thousands of palms tower over the ...

Redlands is filled with beautiful trees, including a great number of palms. These picturesque, sturdy plants line streets, highlight parks, accent gardens and can be found in pots on porches and in ...

Gardeners are anxious to grab their shovels and get planting, but many, recalling the severity of January's freezes, are hesitant to install tropical-looking species like fan-leaved palms. Well, rest ...

Probably the easiest palm to grow in our area that can be started from seed is called the California or desert fan palm. It is considered a native because it’s commonly found in the desert but only ...

Not all palm trees are the same, as you can see with the mangrove fan palm (Licuala spinose). Unlike most palms, it grows in a dense clump instead of a solitary trunk. It can be distinguished by its ...