Palm trees are members of the Arecaceae family in the plant kingdom. Primarily found in tropical and subtropical environments, approximately 4,000 species of these evergreen, perennial trees exist ...

Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut. The air is warm and salty from the sea breeze, and you've not a care in the world. That's ...

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 ...