They are among the most widely cultivated plants in the world, and can thrive in complete neglect, able to withstand both ...

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There are more than 2,500 species of palms worldwide, and 11 are native to North America. Redlands is fortunate to enjoy a great number of picturesque palms. The largest of these, and the only palm ...

North America (United States, southwestern area): The pith, a spongy tissue, occupying the center of the fan palm tree. was sometimes eaten as a famine food. by unidentified Native American groups The ...

They’re everywhere in California — lining the coast and city streets with tall, slender trunks, and shading passersby with long and vibrant green feathered leaves. They make up a picturesque sunny ...

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 ...

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