Horticulture specialist Karen Maxwell leans against a royal palm tree. "What makes these trees outstanding in a hurricane is this tree can bend almost 40 to 50 degrees and not break." ...

Finally, palm roots are very different from typical tree roots. Just as branches fork off and expand into a large network in typical trees, the root system will also grow out and expand with many ...

Finally, palm roots are very different from typical tree roots. Just as branches fork off and expand into a large network in typical trees, the root system will also grow out and expand with many ...

I would eliminate that tree. If you want to put a new tree in, plant it about 18 to 20 feet away from the wall. No plants should be closer than 3 feet from a wall or foundation anyway.

Therefore, L.A. must have palm trees. And if a green and glamorous palm tree signals the idyllic, a flaming one shouts “dystopian,” divine punishment, an Eden expulsion in situ.

A tree trimmer died after being getting trapped underneath palm fronds from the 50-foot tree he was working on in Phoenix over the weekend, according to authorities.

Those flowers are followed by the tree’s sweet, oval fruits that are rich in antioxidants and natural sugars, with one date palm tree capable of producing 150-300 pounds of fruit per season.

And then, if you look directly up, you’ll see a palm tree. Before Augusta National was a golf course it was a nursery. Fruitland Nurseries was owned by the Berckmans family.