In your summer travels about California, why not look for landmark trees, those whose majestic beauty, ecological interest or historical significance convey landmark status? California has more than ...

The California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) is big, bold, and full of surprises. Found beside rivers, at the bottoms of canyons, and in the foothills of mountains in the western United States, this ...

THANK you Lili Singer for your article [“A Giant That Goes Its Own Way” (Oct. 5)] advising people to plant more Western sycamore trees. I especially liked the quote “People freak when new leaves curl ...

The Landmarks Commission has once again postponed a hearing over whether to give two, intertwined western sycamore trees protected status in the city after ownership of the property has changed hands ...