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Column: Slow the spread of fire? ‘We have to get rid of the palm trees’
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...
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Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not
Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up ...
The New York Times18d
No More Palm Trees, and Six Other Ways L.A. Can Protect Itself From Wildfires
Los Angeles has its own problem plant: palms. Many palm species, once they catch fire ... foot perimeter of a building and requires that tree canopies be at least 10 feet away.
Awe-Inspiring $1.9 Million Glass Treehouse in Los Angeles Climbs to the Top of the Week's Most Popular Homes List
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The New York Times16d
What It Will Take to Clean Up Properties After the L.A. Fires
Blackened palm trees, stripped of their crowns. Ash-covered clay pots and warped steel beams. The infernos that whipped across Los Angeles left little behind of the homes they incinerated.