Palm trees' leaves are call fronds, which come in two forms — pinnate and palmate. Some are fan-shaped while others are feather-shaped. Palm trees have fibrous root systems that do not go deep ...

SUN SIGNS: Most palms prefer a full sun to part sun situation, but a few tolerate or prefer some shade, including the native dwarf palmetto, Chinese fan palm, lady palm and bamboo palm.

Serra may or may not have actually planted the tree, but the event launched a proliferation. Today, around 50,000 palms — dozens of species — are among San Diego’s 250,000-plus street trees.

I assume the Canary palm was willfully planted, but many of the more common California fan palms are volunteers. One of those rare native trees, California fan palms will also grow anywhere.

Fusarium of Queen and Mexican fan palms is a fungal disease that is spread by infected pruning tools. It is spread when the sap from an infected palm is carried on a saw blade to a healthy tree.

A fan palm can grow to 100 feet and live for hundreds of years. In many areas of Southern California the non-native palms are considered invasive and are being removed to restore native habitat.

The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Palm trees are an iconic feature of the Southern California landscape, but most people may not know that the vast majority of them are actually not native to the region.

About 200 years ago, a palm tree was planted in downtown Los Angeles. The fan palm was originally from the Southern California desert, a newcomer to the city like so many who would arrive later.

PLANTING PALM TREES: If you want to plant palms in your landscape, the best time is May through August. Palms establish best when planted into warm soil. Select hardier palms that survive severe ...

5. Palms damage hardscape. A small fan palm today is a monster tomorrow because Washingtonias grow so fast. Damage to masonry is not so much the roots, but the rapid growth and expanding diameter ...

"Los Angeles is not what you see in the movies. It's like Detroit with palm trees." — Don Draper Look at some old photos of the Los Angeles landscape and you may notice something is missing ...