Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. The air is warm and salty from the sea breeze, and you've not a care in the world. That's ...

Most palm trees are not coconut trees. Cocos nucifera, the coconut tree, is the only living species in the genus Cocos. It's a part of the family Aracaceae, which is composed of a few thousand species ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area. The palm tree isn’t ...

Due to the ever-growing popularity of palms throughout Brevard County, I thought it would be a good idea to share a previous article. Some landscapes have a few palms and then other yards are filled ...

In the fall of 1949, the City of Palm Springs dedicated 308 palm trees in an official ceremony. The community had worked diligently to acquire and plant the palms along the drive at the entrance to ...

As a professor and scientist, I often find teachable moments in almost any situation. This time it comes from my daughter and some of her cohort who recently studied abroad in Europe. While exploring ...

Outside most In-N-Out stores stand two palm trees crossed together, like a pair of scissors wearing festive green wigs. There’s actually a reason behind this, besides the obvious fact that it looks ...