Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. The air is warm and ...

The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...

This article entertains an ongoing debate that I often hear: Are palm trees really trees? Could our state tree, the sable palm, not even be a tree? This has been argued in many different ways with the ...

The Phoenix Transload Facility offers transloading, storage and trucking solutions—but also has a unique item throughout the yard, Blue Hesper Palms. Alongside the lines of railcars are 26 acres of ...

Parlor palm, also known as Chamaedorea elegans, is known for its lush, tropical fronds. It's also one of the best types of ...

Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis) is a tropical tree native to Madagascar, where it can grow nearly 100 feet tall, and an ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area. The palm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...

Paula Peper squinted and looked up at a line of palm trees near the California state Capitol on N Street. “Yeah, that’s gone,” the retired urban ecologist said, pointing to a California fan palm with ...