Another palm tree that can grow in Palmdale is the Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis), enduring temperatures down to 0 degrees. This is the only palm species native to Europe.

L ike so many things in Southern California, the palm tree was an import from somewhere else that over time became inextricably symbolic of its adopted home.. But the trees, so identified with the ...

According to KCET, just one species of palm tree, the Washingtonia filifera, is native to the state. While it’s unclear how many non-native palm trees are in Los Angeles area, the outlet says ...

Elegance is a quality that may not be essential to beauty, and yet when elegance is present, beauty is definitely there, too. It is thus appropriate, I suppose, that Hollywood — where elegance is ...

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