Our native Plane Tree evokes California’s wild nature, picturesque streams and open spaces. One of our most striking natives, its growth is unpredictable, with gracefully contorted and twisted ...

The California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) is big, bold, and full of surprises. Found beside rivers, at the bottoms of canyons, and in the foothills of mountains in the western United States, this ...

The Landmarks Commission has once again postponed a hearing over whether to give two, intertwined western sycamore trees protected status in the city after ownership of the property has changed hands ...

Driving down Venice Boulevard on a recent weekend, Isabelle Duvivier noticed that something was different. It didn't take her long to figure out what it was: four California Sycamore trees planted by ...