Palm Reading
99% Invisible
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The Expensive and Endangered World of Palm Trees in Los Angeles
This chapter explores the high cost of palm trees, a suspected theft of palm trees, the dangers of a fungus killing off certain species of palm trees, and the city of Los Angeles curbing its replanting of fan palms. It also discusses the cultural significance of palm trees in Los Angeles and a personal connection one man has to them.
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