The desert ironwood tree can grow to a height of 45 feet (14 m). The tree is commonly multi-trunked. In the old-growth trees, trunks have been found to reach a diameter of 24 inches ...

Ironwood trees: Senior citizens of the desert. Douglas Kreutz May 3, 2017 May 3, 2017 Updated Aug 23, 2017; 1 of 4 An ironwood tree blooms with a saguaro in the background. Some ironwood trees ...

Ironwood trees are almost exclusively found in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, California and Mexico, where they play the role of what experts call a “habitat-modifying keystone species.” ...

Desert ironwood can be grown either as a tree or tall (up to 30 feet) shrub. It has gray-green leaves, pink to purple flowers, and seedpods typical of the pea family, but with a dark and heavy ...

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 ...

Desert ironwood (Olneya tesota) ... In addition to the many ironwood trees, there are mini-forests of teddy-bear cholla. The hillsides have many fine large specimens of barrel cacti.

Integrate a variety of seasonal blooms into your landscape design for optimal year-round color. For example, you may want to include different types of cacti with brilliant blooms at different times ...

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 ...

The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct by its dry, ... 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.