palm trees “started to burn like tiki torches,” throwing balls of sparks, like firecrackers, “so we have to get rid of the palms and other flammable vegetation.” In Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles has its own problem plant: palms. Many palm species, once they catch fire ... fence line and threatens a neighbor’s property; high shrubs that can send flames racing up a tree.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los ... "Your front yard is on fire, palm trees lit up—it looked like something out of a movie," Perez told Reuters in an ...

The Tasmanian blue gum has become so synonymous with the streets of Los Angeles ... than the Aussie trees in their backyard. While the areas north of LA have always been a ‘high fire risk ...

This week, as fires swept through areas near Los Angeles, the sight of palm trees standing tall in charred ... Palms, in particular, benefit from thick bark and high moisture levels, which protect ...

Despite having no real winter weather to speak of, living in Los Angeles often feels like looking ... these chameleon streets as much as the palm trees and we know our city when we see it.

By Sunday, more than 100,000 people in Los Angeles County had been ordered to evacuate – down from a previous high of more than ... “Your front yard is on fire, palm trees lit up – it ...

Los Angeles | Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on ... “Your front yard is on fire, palm trees lit up – it looked like something out of a movie,” Mr Perez told Reuters in ...

Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering ... "Your front yard is on fire, palm trees lit up — it looked like something out of a movie ...

A man has been caught on a Ring camera video setting a palm tree on ... still burning in Los Angeles, with the National Weather Service warning that the combination of high winds and low humidity ...