To celebrate the day of the tree, the Cabildo are making free trees/plants available from 19-23 November.  The plants can be collected from the La Oliva and Betancuria nurseries between 10.30-13.00.  Full details here: http://www.rtvaguacabra.com/noticias/el_..._isla.html

Hi all, first post so please forgive as we are technically challenged. Our complex in Caleta is in the process of being sold off after years of neglect. All our palm trees need pruning, and one is diseased which needs removing. Our admin company is going to charge us 115e per tree to prune, and 3,000e to get rid of the diseased one. The first phase of pruning has already taken place, but does anyone know of a licensed horticulturalist who could do the same job at a more reasonable rate? We are a

from Canarias7:

The oldest tree in Europe is in the Canary Islands.

A study carried out by researchers from different institutions has identified a specimen of Canarian cedar (Juniperus cedrus), located in the Teide National Park, as the oldest tree in the European Union, since with the radiocarbon technique a dating of 1,481 years of age is obtained.
[color=#000000][size=small]The study has been carried out by researchers from

Radio Sintonia:

The Canarian palm tree, a symbol of our land.

It is well known the enormous interest that the Canarianpalm tree (Phoenix canariensis) has in our islands, both for being one of the most representative elements of biodiversity and the Canarian landscape, and for what it means for the economy of some productive sectors. These and other relevant characteristics, such as its great beauty and cultural value for Canarian society, have been the fundamental reasons, even, to be cons

A man in serious condition when a palm tree fell on him in El Castillo
The affected person had polytrauma of a serious nature.


A man has been seriously injured after the fall of a palm tree on Avenida del Castillo, in the municipality of Antigua, as reported by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center of the 112 of the Canary Islands.

The Events took place at 11.41 a.m. in the minigolf area of a hotel located on that avenue, where personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Servic