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Joshua tree
noun
: a tall branched arborescent yucca (Yucca brevifolia) of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. that has clustered greenish-white flowers
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Mojave National Preserve Peak season: Mid-February to mid-May Mojave National Preserve is a vast, otherworldly expanse tucked between Interstates 15 and 40 in Southern California, where sand dunes, volcanic cinder cones, Joshua tree forests, and rugged mountains collide in one surreal landscape.
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Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Joshua Tree National Park While better known for its iconic Joshua trees, this national park also hosts an unbelievable desert bloom.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
Some Joshua trees will, almost inevitably, be razed for solar farms.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
During the 35-day partial government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, when the parks stayed open but staffing was greatly reduced, there were reports of vandalism, looting, and environmental destruction, such as the cutting down of Joshua trees in their namesake park.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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Deb Hopewell, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025
Joshua Tree National Park While better known for its iconic Joshua trees, this national park also hosts an unbelievable desert bloom.
—Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
Some Joshua trees will, almost inevitably, be razed for solar farms.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
During the 35-day partial government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, when the parks stayed open but staffing was greatly reduced, there were reports of vandalism, looting, and environmental destruction, such as the cutting down of Joshua trees in their namesake park.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Joshua tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Joshua%20tree. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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