The desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota, can be found growing only in the Sonoran Desert of Mexico, California and Arizona. Check out these spectacular photos of ironwoods.

Ironwood trees: Call them senior citizens of the desert. Mature ironwoods around Tucson make the oldest saguaros look like mere youngsters by comparison.

Parts of Tucson are dusted with pink, as local ironwood trees experience what experts are calling one of the best blooms in years.

Harper Canyon is home to hundreds of magnificent ironwood trees (Olneya terota). They can become quite large and, though the pinnately compound leaves don’t provide abundant shade, they are ...

With a rich variety of natives to chose from, desert trees and shrubs can be focal points of your backyard garden under the right growing conditions.

In these arid regions, the desert mistletoes’ most common host plants are the desert legume trees and shrubs that grow there. The common varieties of mesquite, palo verde, and ironwood, Olneya ...

Charles Mingus at 100, Pima County Historic Courthouse, Ironwood, Cocina La Ley This week on Arizona Illustrated…filmed on location in Nogales, Arizona birthplace of jazz legend Charles Mingus ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in June 2020. “To know the smoke tree is an experience; but one cannot know it at its strikingly best unless he has seen it in ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. From Joshua Tree Candle Co.’s current offerings, you can breathe in the distinct aromas of Morning Sage, Cholla & Palo Santo, and Ironwood & Patchouli.

John Winkler emailed me in search of seven desert trees. These trees are suitable for landscaping throughout Southern California and are noteworthy, in addition to their low water requirement, for ...

In two weeks, the Ironwood tree will have thousands of pods to pop right off. “They taste kind of like pistachios or peanuts,” said Athena.