Selling the California climate Long before the 1932 Olympics, the first palm trees were brought into the Los Angeles area and planted around the missions, according to Donald Hodel, a retired ...

Southern California was packaged, marketed and sold as paradise. The Garden of Eden surely had palm trees. Los Angeles was the new Garden of Eden. Therefore, L.A. must have palm trees.

Several majestic palm trees that usually flank the Refugio State Beach just north of Santa Barbara have come crashing down in recent days. Images show how the massive, 100-year-old trees were ...

What to know about Southern California’s iconic palm trees ... An almost full moon sits framed between palm trees, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Pomona. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) ...

California is famously home to the oldest, tallest and largest trees in the world. Three national parks there are named for trees, as well as several cities, including Oakland and Palm Springs.

Several majestic palm trees that usually flank the Refugio State Beach just north of Santa Barbara have come crashing down in recent days. Images show how the massive, 100-year-old trees were ...