Remember the legendary John Brown’s baby, the one with cold upon his chest, the one whose mother rubbed him with camphorated oil? Well, the moral of that nursery rhyme still holds good. Camphor, a ...

The Cinnamomum camphora or camphor tree is a member of the laurel family (Lauraceae). This lush evergreen tree with its aromatic glossy green leaves is native to China and Japan. Marco Polo first ...

I’m wondering what is the name of those beautiful trees that are in the 2200 block of Gramercy Avenue in Torrance? They’re absolutely gorgeous. Those are camphor trees or cinnamomum camphora, said ...