Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s palm trees are dying and it’s changing the city’s famous skyline

Like so many things in Southern California, the palm tree was an import from somewhere else that over time became inextricably symbolic of its adopted home. But the trees, so identified with the ...
Napa Valley Register

Bill Pramuk, Trees and People: Body language of Canary Island date palm

There are about 2,500 species in the palm family, according to specialist Don Hodel, author of The Biology and Management of Landscape Palms. In my experience, only about 11 are viable here in the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

South American palm weevil wreaking havoc on local palm trees

The majestic palm tree is part of San Diego’s iconography — symbolizing Southern California and the beach, the feel of a tropical paradise. Most of San Diego’s palm trees are classified as Canary ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

South American palm weevil wreaking havoc on Pacific Beach palm trees

The majestic palm tree is part of San Diego’s classic iconography — symbolizing Southern California and the beach, the feel of a tropical paradise. Most of San Diego’s palm trees are classified as ...