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California has a palm tree problem
California has just one native palm, the California fan palm, which fill oases in the Coachella Valley and Joshua Tree regions. Nevertheless, the picture on the postcard worked perfectly ...
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Column: Slow the spread of fire? ‘We have to get rid of the palm trees’
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...
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Minnesotans take a short visit to Palm Springs
On Thursday evenings, Palm Springs closes off Palm Canyon Drive, the main street, for a street fair — arts, crafts, food, and ...
LA may have to get rid of its most iconic feature to prevent wildfires
Despite being associated with California, most palm trees are not native to the Golden State. The California Fan Palm, which can be found in the southern part of the state, is its only native palm.
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Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not
Stately palm ... native coast live oaks. “They are like the grocery store of native plants. If you do one thing, plant oaks,” says Nick Jensen, conservation program director of the California ...