A new conservation plan prepared by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is a landscape-level blueprint of what’s needed to ensure the Joshua tree's survival.

Luckily, there are trees that thrive in the hot and harsh landscape of the Mojave. Busse recommends these five popular picks. Mesquite Good for big yards, durable, shady ...

Madena Asbell, director of plant conservation programs at the Mojave Desert Land Trust, sorts collected seeds stored in refrigerators at the Mojave Desert Seed Bank, Wednesday, June 12, 2023, in ...

It grows to 30 feet with an equal spread. 6. Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota): The Sonoran Desert’s most senior of citizens, desert ironwood specimens have been found that are 800 years old.

Native redbud trees provide year-round interest with blooms, leaves and seed pods By Brandi Keller, Correspondent March 2, 2023 ...

The Mojave Desert Land Trust is working to scout, catalogue, collect and preserve millions of seeds from 250 species and counting in a race to save an ecosystem.

Catalpa trees tolerate seasonal flooding and can grow to 40 feet. Some think them messy when they drop their white trumpet flowers in summer and seed pods in fall.