The tree was also introduced in Hawaii but started escaping in the wild. Here in our drier climate it is better behaved. The shamel ash grows fast to eventually reach 70 or 80 feet.

An olive tree native to Jerusalem grew into a tree from a branch in the ground fertilized with prayer. Twenty-two years later, claims of the miraculous are still rooted near "The Miracle Tree" in ...

Architect John K. Chan designs a modern addition for a family of four that connects them to the Ivanhoe Reservoir in Silver Lake and saves a massive olive tree.