How Did So Many Palm Trees End Up in the Desert?

About this episode

The episode explores the presence and impact of palm trees in the Las Vegas desert, featuring insights from an arborist.

With 4/20 and Earth Day landing in the same week, City Cast Las Vegas revisits a lively conversation about the valley’s most polarizing plants, palm trees. Nevada Plants master arborist Lisa Ortega talks with Dayvid Figler about the surprising variety of palms that thrive in the desert and whether they really deserve their reputation as water hogs. Learn more about the sponsors of this Monday, April 20th episode: Zen Leaf Taskrabbit Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastVegas on Instagram, or email us at lasvegas@citycast.fm. You can also call or text us at 702-514-0719. For more Las Vegas news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Las Vegas. Learn more about becoming a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor at membership.citycast.fm. Looking to advertise on City Cast Las Vegas? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.

People in this episode

Host: Dayvid Figler

Guest: Lisa Ortega

Topics covered

• palm trees
• desert plants
• water usage
• environment
• Las Vegas

Keywords

• palm trees
• Las Vegas
• arborist
• water hogs
• Earth Day
• 4/20

Sponsors

Zen Leaf, Taskrabbit

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