Los Angeles has a love-hate relationship with palm trees. It reaches its fiery apex every Fourth of July. The flaming palm tree in Los Angeles: a sad July 4th ritual - Los Angeles Times ...

The palm craze really took root in the 1930s when around 25,000 of the trees were planted by workers as part of an unemployment relief program ahead of the Olympic games.

Los Angeles’s palm trees are dying of fungus and under the threat of invasive insects. The city won’t replace the palms that die, altering their prominence in the city and likely their use as ...

"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 ...

The historic palm tree plaque beneath what is believed to be LA’s oldest palm, in Exposition Park on Dec. 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. Jessie Alcheh/SFGATE The historic palm tree plaque in ...

Los Angeles To Remove Iconic Palm Trees To Reduce Wildfire Risk. Posted: April 16, 2025 | Last updated: April 16, 2025. Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that the ...

Neighbors living on Palm Grove Avenue in the West Adams District of Los Angeles say the overgrown palm trees that loom over their homes pose a threat to their property and safety, but complain the ...

Los Angeles Arsonist Setting Palm Tree on Fire Caught on Video. Published Jan 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM EST Updated Jan 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM EST. By .

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Dozens of palm trees will be removed along the Miracle Mile to make way for Metro crews to begin construction on the Purple Line, according to officials. KNX 1070's ...

The tree fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes. No injuries were reported. Sustained winds of 20 mph and more were reported overnight in Los Angeles, leading to power outages, downed trees and ...