'In her prime': Rare blooming of palm trees in Rio

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six ...
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Environmentalist hugs tree for 72 hours for Kenya’s native forests

By Shanna Hanbury A Kenyan environmentalist hugged a palm tree for 72 straight hours in Nyeri county to draw attention to the ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A.’s palm trees are dying and it’s changing the city’s famous skyline

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 ...