Q. On a trip to the Cayman Islands we were fascinated by the beautiful royal poinciana or flamboyant trees. How can I plant seeds for this tree? Will it grow in the Houston climate? -- G.C., Houston A ...

Florida celebrates Arbor Day this month, and January is good for planting trees on the Treasure Coast. Arbor month has a good ring to it, and planting a tree has been the subject of this column ...

In the 1940s, Bing Crosby hit the song charts as he crooned “Poinciana, your branches speak to me of love, pale moon is casting shadows from above.” The Poinciana of song is the Royal Poinciana or ...

The rising heat and humidity, afternoon thunderstorms and the start of hurricane season all say it's summertime in Florida. What else says summer? The yearly bloom of the royal poinciana tree. Also ...

What's invasive, notoriously messy and prone to termite infestations? The new official tree of Key West: the Royal Poinciana, known for its fiery orange-red blooms that dapple across the island this ...