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A Palm Tree Problem?
Palm trees are as iconic in L.A.’s landscape as the Hollywood sign. But they really don’t belong here. Most are not native, and some argue that palm trees are not only unnatural, but damaging to L.A.’s environment.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPalm trees are as iconic in L.A.’s landscape as the Hollywood sign. But they really don’t belong here. Most are not native, and some argue that palm trees are not only unnatural, but damaging to L.A.’s environment.
The full episode
5 of 5
Lovely Lawns, Problematic Palms, and Smithsonian Orphans- 0:00Dueling Rulings on Obamacare
- 9:11You Use More of Your Brain Than You Think
- 16:02Smithsonian’s Orphans
- 27:55The American Lawn
- 38:42A Palm Tree Problem?You’re reading this
The full episode
5 of 5Lovely Lawns, Problematic Palms, and Smithsonian Orphans- 0:00Dueling Rulings on Obamacare
- 9:11You Use More of Your Brain Than You Think
- 16:02Smithsonian’s Orphans
- 27:55The American Lawn
- 38:42A Palm Tree Problem?You’re reading this