Hi Everybody!! Arty here today, staying hydrated and ready to show and tell you all about the Joshua Trees of Joshua Tree National Park. I did some research on the interwebs and found some fun facts to share with you.
The Joshua Tree, also known as a "Yucca Palm" is an evergreen plant belonging to the Lily family. It grows to be about 15-40 feet high, and up to 3 feet in diameter.
One of the theories on why it is called a "Joshua Tree" is the Mormons in the 19th century named it becausethey thought it looked like the Profit Joshua raising his hands(branches) and pointing at the sky in the direction of the Promised Land.
The Joshua Tree has both deep and shallow root systems. The deep roots go down 10 to 30 feet to look for hard to find water sources and the shallow roots absorb any rainfall!
In Joshua Tree National Park, it was weird, because in some of the park we hardly saw any Joshua Trees at all.
In other parts though, they were all over the place! One of the reasons might have been because the trees like to live in elevations from 1300 feet to 5900 feet above sea level, cool huh?!
The Joshua Tree blooms from February to April, but only during years that are rainy.
The Pronuba(or Yucca) Moth is the only moth that can pollinate the Joshua Tree
The oldest Joshua Tree is thought to be around 1,000 years old. WOW,
that's even older than Mama!! The average Joshua tree only lives to be
between 100 and 200 years.
Most of all, we think the Joshua tree is an unique and beautiful tree!!
Thanks for stopping by, we hope you all enjoyed learning a bit more about the Joshua Tree.
What kind of Nature will you look for this weekend?
So interesting to learn all about the Joshua tree. We would never ever have guessed it was part of the Lily family. And it is so nice to visit a blog from a part of the world where keeping well hydrated is an issue. Believe me Arty, you wouldn't be having that concern here in Scotland right now!
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ReplyDeleteOh yes, most interesting indeed! Thank you for telling us all about them and showing us places most of us will never get to see ourselves. Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
What interesting facts, Arty. The Joshua tree is beautiful and incredible!
ReplyDeleteMom has never heard of these trees until you posted about them. They are interesting looking, that is for sure!
ReplyDeletethose trees are so unique! a lot of things today i did not know, like the name Joshua.. I love the one alone on the hill with blue sky behind it. the sun shows every one of your furs, Rosey and Artie... you are looking finer than a Joshua tree. that place is truly amazing
ReplyDeleteProfessor Arty thank you for the history lesson about the name's origin. I didn't know that
ReplyDeleteThank you roving photographer for her excellent eye for detail too
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Thanks for teaching us about the Joshua trees. They sure are unique looking.
ReplyDeleteWow! That was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love that place. Hubby were there some years back. It's such a wonderful place to explore. I glad you let the rest of us come along.
ReplyDeleteHave a woof woof day and weekend. Scritches all around and my best to your peeps. ♥
That was really interesting and quite the unique place too!
ReplyDeleteNow this was interesting
ReplyDeleteSuch a fascinating place. You are right, the tress are beautiful
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool about the deep and shallow roots. Thanks, Arty! What beautiful photos. You are lucky to have visited there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous adventure, we loved seeing all the trees! Thanks for hosting! x
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Whoa, those things are lilies? We have lilies in the front yard, but they don't look anything like that!"
ReplyDeleteWow, your Interweb factoids are really enlightening. I always thought Joshua trees were a kind of cactus and had no idea they were part of the lily family. Your photos show off how beautiful they are.
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