A "HELP" sign made from palm tree leaves saved three sailors stranded on a tiny Pacific atoll for more than a week, after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted it from the sky. The three men were found Tuesday ...

If you want a tropical look in your landscape, palm trees can provide it. There are many types of palms, and most are easy to grow in well-drained soils and full sunlight. They do not tolerate ...

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Palm trees, an icon in the Sunshine State, are in trouble. Florida’s official state trees are dying from a bacterial disease. Scientists call it “lethal bronzing” and it’s ...

While browsing an online update from the San Francisco Botanical Garden, I discovered the Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea chilensis), which is interesting to me because my garden includes a section for ...

They’re everywhere in California — lining the coast and city streets with tall, slender trunks, and shading passersby with long and vibrant green feathered leaves. They make up a picturesque sunny ...