A date palm tree can strike an imposing figure in any backyard. The slow-growing trees can grow as single or multi-stemmed ...

Crews are searching for coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding sites in the Kona area, where about two dozen of the invasive ...

New fossil evidence shows that South America’s extinct mastodons were vital seed dispersers, and their loss still haunts ...

Town of Bassendean residents will now be allowed to carry out works on trees that are on an ‘unwanted tree species’ list without first seeking approval. Palm trees, broad leaf and Brazilian ...

The Botanical Garden Organisation (BGO) has announced the discovery of Tharathum (Sageraea multiovulata), a new species of tree in the ylang-ylang family (Annonaceae) found in Surat Thani.

Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.

This process disrupts the entire natural supply chain. Several tree species are now highly endangered and at risk of disappearing, even in Africa. During the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity ...

Both of these species top out at around 30 feet in Southern California. New Zealand flax (Phormium) is a clumping plant with swordlike leaves that reach 9 feet in length in some cultivars.

When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor spinning, many of them sucking down water and providing barely enough ...

New London, Conn. — A new study led by Connecticut College professor Peter Siver provides strong evidence that palm trees once flourished in subarctic Canada, reshaping scientific understanding ...

When forests are replaced by oil palm plantations, it is not just trees that are lost, but entire ecosystems. The disappearance of forests reduces rainfall, disrupts local and regional climates ...

"Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated ...