A reader surprised me with an inquiry about a mature Mexican fan palm dying suddenly here in Napa. A possible cause came to mind, as I saw one dying of a fairly common disease — pink rot — a few years ...
Long and lean, the palm tree has stood tall as L.A.’s arboreal mascot for more than a century. In the late 1800s, the trees were planted by developers eager to give the area the look of a tropical ...
A new corridor of tall Mexican fan palms in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new David Geffen Galleries on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) To the ...
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 ...
Maria Maea’s All in Time continues an intergenerational conversation and exemplifies the artist’s process, not simply the finished pieces. Maria Maea, "Pyramid of the Magician" (2022), paint on ...
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 ...
Readers debate whether 77 newly planted palm trees near LACMA represent meaningful cultural symbols or impractical choices during a time of climate concerns. The controversy highlights tensions ...