| The rapidly diminishing Joshua tree is one of the most spectacular botanical features of our western desert. It belongs of the lily family and attains heights up to 40 feet and its cream-white blossoms grow in clusters 8 to 14 inches long at the ends of heavy angular erratic branches. The Mormons gave this giant yucca the name Joshua tree of the "praying plant" because of the up-stretched "arms." The trunk has no annual rings, hence it is impossible to determine their age. |
