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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...

Q. Is there a disease that causes the tops to fall off palm trees? I saw a photo of a car that was destroyed by a falling palm crown and now I’m concerned. The South American palm weevil has killed ...

Q: Last year, you wrote an article saying the roots that are on top of the ground by palm trees are dead. Is it ok to cut them off? Will these roots damage my foundation or concrete? — Jackie, Port St ...

Elegance is a quality that may not be essential to beauty, and yet when elegance is present, beauty is definitely there, too. It is thus appropriate, I suppose, that Hollywood — where elegance is ...