“It’s an invisible pest,” Grinvald said, explaining the challenge of identifying an infestation when it starts. As a result, ...

In the southeast corner of Uruguay, home to Punta del Este, a beachy, palm-fringed haven for jet-set elites from all over the world, authorities recently allocated $625,000 for efforts to dispose of ...

Here was the Southern California dream. People post pictures of the fan palm on Instagram, much like the Southern Pacific hired photographers so out-of-towners could pose before it 120 years ago.

Serra may or may not have actually planted the tree, but the event launched a proliferation. Today, around 50,000 palms — dozens of species — are among San Diego’s 250,000-plus street trees.

Pictures of lights wrapped around several palm trees in Civitanova Marche, a small coastal town in Italy, has caused a stir on social media.

Across the small South American country, palm trees are falling prey to a fierce enemy measuring just 5 centimetres (2 inches) in length: The red palm weevil. First the elegant fronds droop.