Los Angeles’ Official Flower & Tree

You may not know that the city of Los Angeles has an official flower and an official tree. See if you can guess what they are: • Both are native to South Africa. • Both are in full bloom at this time...

Unforgettable Elephant Fig

Two recent e-mails raise several general questions on the subject of tree selection and care in the Valley: Q: We live in Porter Ranch, and up until six months ago had a spectacularly large coral tre...

Coral Tree Conundrum

In the confrontation between people and nature, people tend to prevail. There has been some controversy as to whether people should rebuild their homes in wildfire areas because of the potential dang...