Column: Slow the spread of fire? ‘We have to get rid of the palm trees’
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...
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Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not
Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia, sway in the breeze along roadways and in groves. Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees ...
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Los Angeles bushfires: Australian eucalyptus trees blamed for disaster as experts weigh in
During a live cross last Wednesday after the initial fires ripped through LA, NBC’s Jacob Soboroff pointed out rows of charred palm and eucalyptus trees. “This was really a tinderbox ready to ...