Call me heretical, but sometimes I feel that way about L.A.’s palm trees. The difference is that there is almost nowhere that you won’t see a palm tree, including right out my back door.

Many of the palm trees that line local boulevards today were planted in the run-up to LA’s first time hosting the Olympics in 1932, as a beautification effort intended to tout the region’s ...

A century later, it’s hard to imagine LA without these trees. But Angelenos might be right to start trying, because many palm trees live about 100 years. “They're senior citizens,” says Donald Hodel, ...

Palm trees also don't lend much shade to an area that tends to become hot and dry for a prolonged amount of time in some seasons — like the arid period that preceded the LA fires in January.

Donate now. Southern California’s palm trees are almost as iconic as our beautiful beaches and sprawling national parks, but their giant prickly fronds aren’t nearly as popular. They litter ...

Sky high palm trees have been synonymous with picture-perfect ... "I am sympathetic to the aesthetic history of LA, and I'm not of the mind that we should eradicate palms from the entirety of ...

Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia, sway in the breeze along roadways and in groves. Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees ...