Los Angeles Times

Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?

The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de ...
The Florida Times-Union

Lethal Bronzing: What you should know about the disease that turns your palm trees brown

Lethal Bronzing (LB) is a bacterial disease spread by treehoppers that affects 21 palm species in Florida. Symptoms include sudden fruit/flower drop, reddish-bronze discoloration of fronds, and ...
The Desert Sun

What kind of trees are in Palm Springs? Tree inventory offers a history lesson

In the fall of 1949, the City of Palm Springs dedicated 308 palm trees in an official ceremony. The community had worked diligently to acquire and plant the palms along the drive at the entrance to ...
Los Angeles Times

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first — and only — time

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. RIO DE JANEIRO — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in ...