Update: Palm tree rescue in west Phoenix ends with man dead from critical ... become a hazard," Barnett Warren said. Mexican and California fan palms, common in Arizona, put out stalks from ...

Only one species — Washingtonia filifera, the California fan palm is native ... The palm tree has been cultivated by humans for almost 5,000 years. This began in the Middle East with the Date palm ...

A tree trimmer died after being getting trapped underneath palm fronds from the 50-foot tree he was working on in Phoenix over the weekend, according to authorities.

Another tree trimmer was pronounced dead in 1990 after hundreds of pounds of dead fronds fell on him at a home in west Phoenix that ... Mexican and California fan palms, common in Arizona, put ...

Palm Sunday is April 13 and palms have long been a symbol of sunny Southern California. There are many different types of palms around California, but there is only one native to the area.