Business Wire

Palm Tree Names Britton Woolf as Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Palm Tree LLC (“Palm Tree”), the modern M&A advisor providing integrated investment banking and financial consulting services to middle market businesses, today announced ...
The Desert Sun

History: How did Palm Springs get its name?

In 1949, a city councilwoman spearheaded a project to plant hundreds of palm trees along Palm Canyon Drive, solidifying the city's identity. While palm trees ultimately gave the city its name, other ...
Los Angeles Times

Palm trees are about as L.A. as it gets. But is it time to bid them a frond farewell?

The Eiffel Tower was not, at its birth, universally admired. The fact that it was supposed to be temporary did not mollify the people who disliked it, chief among them the short-story writer Guy de ...
Forbes

Meet The Palm Tree That Locals Swear Can Walk — A Biologist Explains

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A legendary “walking” tree has captivated rainforest ...
The Desert Sun

What kind of trees are in Palm Springs? Tree inventory offers a history lesson

In the fall of 1949, the City of Palm Springs dedicated 308 palm trees in an official ceremony. The community had worked diligently to acquire and plant the palms along the drive at the entrance to ...

'In her prime': Rare blooming of palm trees in Rio

An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six ...