Despite a neighborhood’s best efforts in trying to save a 60-year-old Podocarpus tree on their block, Whittier’s City Council has approved the removal of the beloved neighbor on Comstock Avenue. But ...

Question. My podocarpus has black on the leaves and suffers in the sun during the heat. What should I do? Answer. Podocarpus are tough, durable plants that can grow under challenging situations, but ...

A group of residents in Whittier have come together to put a stop to the removal of a tree in their neighborhood – and a majority of Whittier City Council agreed to try and find a way to keep the ...

In a corner of our backyard patio, we enjoy a strawberry arbutus tree (Arbutus unedo) with a canopy that provides shade for us and home for several generations of hummingbirds. We planted it 10 years ...

it seems that not even the low-character, high-density redevelopment of Hillcrest can take away that neighborhood's ongoing contributions to the arts. Jim Weaver’s new Timbercaster guitar started life ...

In the past, Local folks often used Norfolk pine, Portuguese cypress or even Podocarpus as Christmas trees, but homegrown trees are hard to find this year. However, there are plenty of trees being ...