When Carol Mulcahy couldn’t keep her decades-old palm alive in her yard on Los Altos Road in Pacific Beach she did the next best thing. With the help of a local tiki carver, she turned it into a work ...

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 ...

Palms are an important group of plants that we use to create a tropical look in our landscapes. May through August is the preferred time to plant palms here because the warm soil will encourage ...

With their towering heights and lush green canopies, palm trees are a beloved part of Southern California’s skyline. But if they are covered with dead material that gets ignited, sometimes they light ...

If you’re thinking about planting a palm tree in your yard, the next month or so is the time to do it. If you’re considering this, or if you already have a palm tree, you may want to know a bit more ...

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 ...