Los Angeles Is Losing Its Palm Trees

Yale e360
Oct 2, 2017, 12:51 pm89 pts
Palm trees have been synonymous with Los Angeles for decades, appearing on everything from tourism ads to movie posters. But now, LA’s iconic trees are dying from a fatal fungus and an invasive beetle, as well as simply from old age, and the city doesn’t have any plans to revive them, according to Los…

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