Q: Are there any types of palm trees that would survive in the Harrisburg area? I want to plant tropical plants around my pool. A: A few palms are rated as winter hardy to Zone 6, which includes ...

“Palm trees are very-sexy looking creatures,” Ketterer says, but also, when it comes to streetscaping, they solve a lot of logistical challenges compared to woody trees. For example, urban ...

JEFFREY BROWN: There were few trees around when Merwin was raised in New Jersey and Scranton, Pennsylvania, son of a Presbyterian minister. He would first cultivate words and become a much-read ...

Palm root systems can be extensive, often growing out 30-50 feet from the trunk. You may ask, "So what if palms grow differently from typical trees? They are still trees." ...

The recent string of overnight low temperatures in the 20s might have caused major damage to area palm trees, experts said Monday. The damage follows a hard freeze in 2014 that led to millions of ...