NOMA — What if Santa Monica planted a tree, but nobody wanted it? The seemingly unlikely scenario reared its head in this tree-hugging city when officials told residents of Georgina and Marguerita ...

The Canary Island palms that line Southern California’s streets, particularly in La Jolla and elsewhere in San Diego County, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Many of these majestic trees, some as ...

Flat top palm trees aren't a new species; they're the leftovers of a non-native weevil feeding frenzy. And they're all over Encinitas. The scraggly remnants of once-lush Canary Island date palms are ...

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