Every tree species has its story. Unraveling all 73,000 of them is a significant undertaking for science, in no small part because a considerable proportion of tree biodiversity is tropical, rare, ...

"I am sorry, I wish that I could give you something . . . but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump. I am sorry" — "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein In the middle of a legal fight with the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Winter’s harsh cold snaps wreaked havoc on tropical palm trees planted at the Oceanfront, and now their brown withering fronds are flying in the face of the impending tourist season. ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Some Ocean Beach residents voiced their displeasure towards City of San Diego crews as they removed several palm trees on Newport Avenue Monday morning. Residents who live on the ...

Golden sunset light reflects across the ocean as gentle waves roll toward a tropical sandy beach lined with palm trees. Viewed from above, the warm reflections on the water and dark green palms create ...

SAN DIEGO — An Ocean Beach couple dismissed their lawsuit against the City of San Diego last week regarding the removal of palm trees, City Attorney Mara W. Elliott’s office said in a press release.

SAN DIEGO – San Diego city crews Monday removed five palm trees along an Ocean Beach roadway at the direction of San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, citing public safety reasons. The palms ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...

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 ...

A couple has dropped a lawsuit that sought to prevent a group of palm trees in Ocean Beach from being removed, which city officials said posed a potential safety hazard to planes flying in and out of ...