2005-06-12 04:00:00 PDT Kibbutz Ketura, Israel-- It has five leaves, stands 14 inches high and is nicknamed Methuselah. It looks like an ordinary date palm seedling, but for UCLA- educated botanist ...

A: What a pretty palm. It is one of the Phoenix species, a date palm and possibly a hybrid. The date palms typically are cold tolerant and often very drought tolerant. Many species are grown ...

When driving around, it is common to see palms planted along roadsides, in parks and in home landscapes throughout the county. Some landscapes have a few palms and then there are those areas that are ...

Stacy Tornio has authored more than 15 books about animals, nature, and gardening. She is a master gardener and master naturalist. Native to the South Pacific Area, Kentia palms present that big, ...

When you think of the landscape of Phoenix, you might think first of cactuses, mountains — and probably palm trees. KJZZ's Q&AZ project asked: Why are there so many palms trees in Phoenix when they ...