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This extraordinary tree has stood tall since long before the Pyramids of Giza were built, however, its exact location is a closely-guarded secret.

Palm trees in Palm Desert caught on fire Thursday night with local authorities arriving on the scene shortly after.  Thursday night on Fred Waring Drive, a group of palm trees took up in flames ...

Most remarkable about this tree is its isolation: it stands alone on the floor of this expansive, windswept basin. From any ...

High Desert gardener Marie Esposito recommends keeping plants in the shade once the hot winds come. She also uses Fox Farm soil, which doesn't dry out as fast in the desert, she says.

In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has ...