Canary Island date palms that line Marguerita Avenue could be infected by a fungus. City officials are working on a plan to protect them and plant replacement trees for those that die.

Several of the Canary Island date palm trees that typically stand tall, full and lush along the La Jolla coastline may be falling prey to the South American palm weevil, causing them to droop ...

Canary Island date palms are notable for their distinctive appearance after they have been skinned. ‘Skinning’ is the practice of removing pendant but living fronds from a palm tree.

I was astonished by this number. In more than 40 years of plant watching in the Los Angeles area, I have barely encountered 20 different palm tree species.