I thought I would talk about bottle trees. The reason for that? I get so many questions about them from readers. I get more questions from confused readers about this tree than any other landscape ...

Hurricanes — whether big or small — manage to damage or destroy most things in their path. But palm trees tend to escape a hurricane's fury.... Palm trees in Florida weathered Hurricane Ian's wrath ...

Like so many things in Southern California, the palm tree was an import from somewhere else that over time became inextricably symbolic of its adopted home. But the trees, so identified 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 ...