If you want a tropical look in your landscape, palm trees can provide it. There are many types of palms, and most are easy to grow in well-drained soils and full sunlight. They do not tolerate ...

The palm tree arguably has come to be nearly as synonymous with Southern California as the Statue of Liberty is with New York City. The decorative plants, particularly those cultivated from ...

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...

I have several citrus trees here on the north shore that have been damaged by the freezes. I’m not sure what to do. — Andre Simmons Citrus really took a beating in areas where it got down into the ...

The subject of last week’s column was palm trees and that will be the subject for this column as well. I recently learned that someone in Fountain Valley has a collection of 200 palm tree species ...