Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area.

Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Comparison ...

The palm tree isn’t really a tree. They are Arecaceae which is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and ...