A reader surprised me with an inquiry about a mature Mexican fan palm dying suddenly here in Napa. A possible cause came to mind, as I saw one dying of a fairly common disease — pink rot — a few years ...

Q: We have several Mexican fan palms plus a few identified as hybrid California and Mexican fan palms in our backyard. They are sending out flower stalks and make a huge mess for anybody who has a ...

A new corridor of tall Mexican fan palms in front of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new David Geffen Galleries on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) To the ...

Palm trees might be an expensive, messy problem for L.A. But that didn't stop new Mexican fan palms from being planted on Wilshire Boulevard near the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

I have received several questions recently on this subject, so let’s take a look at some key issues about living with palm trees In Napa Valley: Which species are hardy enough to survive our winters?

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When many of us think of Los Angeles, there’s a palm in the picture.

Several years ago we decided to remodel our house on the Eastside but ended up building new. In the front yard was a Mexican fan palm tree approximately 100 feet in height, about 80 years old that ...

Nobody seems to know when, exactly, a stretch of towering Mexican fan palms were planted along one of San Diego's most iconic streets in one of its most iconic neighborhoods, but most would agree that ...