Q: My Canary Island palm tree has black spots next to the spines on the fronds. Otherwise, it looks healthy. Is this something I should be worried about? A: Canary Island date palms are slow-growing ...

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. (photo by ...

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, turn ...

The majestic palm tree is part of San Diego’s iconography — symbolizing Southern California and the beach, the feel of a tropical paradise. Most of San Diego’s palm trees are classified as Canary ...

Like 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 ...

There are about 2,500 species in the palm family, according to specialist Don Hodel, author of The Biology and Management of Landscape Palms. In my experience, only about 11 are viable here in the ...

CITY HALL — Once again, the dog fight over trees in Santa Monica has flared up, and once again, the focus of disagreement is the Canary Island date palm. Residents stormed public meetings this week ...

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 ...

When Thomas "T" Diemer moved to New Orleans in 1988, he noticed the palm trees everywhere — especially the ones with bright orange fruit. “Once, even I stopped the car because a tree had so many and ...

Over-pruning palms can lead to reduced food production, winter hardiness, and increased nutrient deficiencies and disease. Ideally, only dead fronds and fruit/flower stalks should be pruned, leaving a ...