Get your hammocks ready — these palm trees can provide shade from the tropical sun. Just thinking of palm trees conjures up the sweet thoughts of sipping a tropical beverage out of a coconut ...

If you see a palm tree in a hotel lobby, it’s most likely a kentia. The fronds of this palm can extend to nine feet in length.

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area.

Different Types of Palm Fronds When you’re new to palm trees, it’s helpful to know that palm fronds come in different shapes and sizes. A palm frond falls into two main categories.

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 ...

Finally, the Palm Society of Southern California (palmssc.org) offers opportunities for getting acquainted with palms up close thanks to the collections of palms grown by its members.

Queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffianum) and king palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) are among the most popular palms that hold court in many of our gardens and landscapes. The queen palm, however, is a ...