Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian in Sarasota, Florida, on September 28, 2022.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Bendy, woodless ...

This article entertains an ongoing debate that I often hear: Are palm trees really trees? Could our state tree, the sable palm, not even be a tree? This has been argued in many different ways with the ...

When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly replaced with other trees? That could happen over time because of climate change, 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 ...

Bendy, woodless trunks and above-ground roots prevent palm trees from toppling during severe storms. Puerto Rico's palms recovered faster than other tree populations after Hurricane Maria in 2017, ...

Last week, footage from Hurricane Ian slamming into Florida and South Carolina showed damaging winds and flying waves snapping and buckling trees. But as pines and oaks fell, most palm trees were able ...