To the palmetto weevil, the cut frond odor smells just like a stressed tree. The female weevil lays her eggs on the cut frond base. The hatched larvae tunnel into the tree and feed on palm tissue.

Growing palm trees is not complicated ... Cordyline australis, and the palmetto palm, Sabal palmetto, which can tolerate light freezes. 'Additionally, there are some cold-hardy species that ...

The real threat to the city’s palm-lined avenues is disease: lethal bronzing and lethal yellowing, said Horticulture ...

South Carolina’s palm, the Sabal palmetto, arrived in L.A. late in the 19th century, and a striking example grew at Fourth and Main in present-day downtown. So too did a “bunya bunya” tree ...

Saw palmetto, also called the American dwarf palm tree, is a palm plant that grows mostly along the coast of the southeastern United States and can be found as far west as California. It gets its ...

The palmetto is South Carolina’s official state tree. Several palm species thrive in the South Carolina climate. Jason Lee For many folks, nothing says life at the beach like a palm tree in the ...

The palm tree has been cultivated by humans for almost ... official state tree by the Florida Legislature in 1953. The sabal palmetto is also the state tree for South Carolina and featured on ...