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. The palm ...

Paula Peper squinted and looked up at a line of palm trees near the California state Capitol on N Street. “Yeah, that’s gone,” the retired urban ecologist said, pointing to a California fan palm with ...

It is estimated that there are over 2,500 species of palms, yet only one is native to California — Washingtonia filifera, or the California fan palm. How is it that with only one native species, palms ...

Along the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, palm trees line both sides of the roadway. They tower above the tourists and traffic, synonymous with Los Angeles in the minds of visitors. About 8 ...