Along the iconic Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, palm trees line both sides of the roadway. They tower above the tourists and traffic, synonymous with Los Angeles in the minds of visitors.

Ahead of the 1932 Olympics, Los Angeles officials planted tens of thousands of Mexican fan palm trees around the city of Angels, as part of a plan to beautify the burgeoning metropolis and solidify ...

Palm trees, after all, are a fixture of the Los Angeles skyline. But that unassuming palm may be the city’s oldest, a survivor of three replantings and a witness to more than 150 years of Los ...