Are palm trees really trees? The answer isn't so clear. So here's what you should know. ... Palms grow tall, sometimes reaching 50-60 feet in height. If that is not a tree, ...

From tall skinny palms to short ones with tons of fronds, the palm tree has over 2,500 varieties. Get your hammocks ready — these palm trees can provide shade from the tropical sun.

Are tall palm trees safe for maintenance? Our maintenance man says we should consider having them cut down because of their age and height. It’s expensive to have them trimmed twice a year.

Oct. 6 (UPI) --A tree trimmer in California went for a wild ride on a tall palm tree when cutting the fronds free caused the tree trunk to whip upright from a bent-over position.

Q: I am chairman of building and grounds at a church where we have palm trees that are about 40 feet tall. These trees have skirts of dead fronds below the green tops. Somebody told me if we wait ...

A tree trimmer was rescued Thursday evening in San Marcos after becoming stuck in a 60-foot-tall palm tree for over an hour. The man became pinned between the tree trunk and his safety lines when ...

For decades, towering palm trees have lined the streets of Ocean Beach. Longtime residents describe the trees as iconic and say they are part of the fabric of the seaside community. It was this ...

Trees are masters of engineering – Mother Nature really has a handle on things, and this is especially true with the tall slender members of the botanical family Arecaceae.