This year’s jacaranda bloom in L.A. was short a few trees following the January wildfires, but experts say many burned trees will recover. “Don’t seek perfection,” consulting arborists advised those ...

Vandalized trees in downtown Los Angeles on April 20, 2025. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: This is sick. Trees take years to create a canopy. I’m not confident the city can quickly ...

About 25 community members, including those who knew him through the environmental causes he helped champion surrounding the China Shipping debates, turned out on Tuesday, Oct. 29, to honor the late ...

Brought here from South America, Jacaranda trees add undeniable beauty to Los Angeles streets, lining residential areas with a familiar pop of purple. Wick argues that they are an elemental piece of ...

To the editor: This is sick. Trees take years to create a canopy. I’m not confident the city can quickly replace these trees. One year ago, the thriving jacaranda tree in the parkway in front of our ...

It was Alexis Murphy’s tradition to photograph the jacaranda that guarded her childhood home in Pasadena. One year, she arranged its violet droppings in the shape of a heart. Another year, she turned ...