Throughout 150 years of boosterism, through our latest cataclysm of fires, the palm tree image makes visual geolocation instant and easy. No need to spell out “Southern California” or “Los ...

The Senegal date (Phoenix reclinata) has multiple trunks that ascend from the base of the tree diagonally in every direction, evoking remote, white ... The California fan palm (Washingtonia ...

is that Science outlet Eos says that non-native palms – which dominate Southern California – burn more severely than indigenous plants. According to KCET, just one species of palm tree, the ...

REFUGIO STATE BEACH, Calif. — A severe storm that pummeled California has taken a toll on some of the state’s most iconic trees. Several majestic palm trees that usually flank the Refugio ...