Read more palm tree stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33015/palm-tree.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 17:57:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63500/palm-tree-blazes-baffle-texas-officials.htmlWill McCahill<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=223501&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331221543' border='0' />Officials in the coastal Texas town of Galveston are baffled by a series of arson fires targeting palm trees, the Houston Chronicle reports. “This is strange,” the town’s fire marshal says of the spree, which has hit 30 trees since May. “It’s the first case in my experience dealing with...Palm trees burn during last month's wildfire near Santa Barbara, Calif.http://www.newser.com/story/63500/palm-tree-blazes-baffle-texas-officials.htmlFri, 03 Jul 2009 18:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33202/disease-stalks-floridas-palms.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=122050&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401005909' border='0' />A mystery disease is eating away at the sabal palm, Florida’s state tree, and scientists say the prospects of successfully fighting the disease are slim. The AP reports that an increasing number of the trees, which can grow up to 50 feet tall, have suffered collapsed canopies. "There's going to...Sabal palm trees are shown Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Miami. http://www.newser.com/story/33202/disease-stalks-floridas-palms.htmlWed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:33 CDT