The Joshua Tree

**Plastic Flute** · 05-08-2007, 05:40 PM

The Joshua Tree

Range

Mojave Desert of extreme southwest California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, at elevations from 2,000 to 6,000 feet.

Habitat

Dry soils on plains, slopes and mesas, often growing in groves.
Flowers

Bell-shaped, 1.25 to 1.5 inches with 6 creamy, yellow-green sepals. Crowded into 12 to 18 inch, many-branched clusters with an unpleasant odor, mostly in the spring. Not all trees flower annually.

Fruit

Elliptical green-brown, 6-celled, 2.5 to 4 inches, somewhat fleshy, dries and falls soon after maturity in late spring revealing many flat seeds.
Description

The Joshua Tree, the largest of the yuccas, grows only in the Mojave Desert. Natural stands of this picturesque, spike-leafed evergreen grow nowhere else in the world. Its height varies from 15-40 feet with a diameter of 1-3 feet.
Originally thought to be members of the Agave (Century Plant) Family, the Joshua Tree and other yuccas have been reclassified as members of the Lily (Liliaceae) Family. Two variations of the Joshua Tree are classified as J. brevifolia var. herbertii and J. brevifoliavar. jaegeriana
Joshua trees (and most other yuccas) rely on the female Pronuba Moth

(Tegeticula) for pollination. No other animal visiting the blooms transfers the pollen from one flower to another. In fact, the female Yucca Moth has evolved special organs to collect and distribute the pollen onto the surface of the flower. She then lays her eggs in the flowers' ovaries, and when the larvae hatch, they feed on the yucca seeds.
Without the moth's pollination, the Joshua Tree could not reproduce, nor could the moth, whose larvae would have no seeds to eat. Although an old Joshua Trees can sprout new plants from its roots, only the seeds produced in pollinated flowers can scatter far enough to establish a new stand.
Mormon pioneers are said to have named this species "Joshua" Tree because it mimicked the Old Testament prophet Joshua waving them, with upraised arms, on toward the promised land. This unique species grows abundantly at Joshua Tree National Park in California and Joshua Forest Parkway in Western Arizona.

A Bunnie National Monument

**Ophelia** · 05-08-2007, 05:53 PM

LMFAO!! Yes, Now we even have our own monument.

**Plastic Flute** · 05-08-2007, 06:09 PM

Isnt it cool ? I love it I want one.

**Jocasta** · 05-08-2007, 06:13 PM

Favourite all time album.

**Ophelia** · 05-08-2007, 06:35 PM

^^Very good choice. U2 War - is in my top 10.

Flute - I shall send one to Jersey ASAP.

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 05-08-2007, 07:09 PM

joshua tree is my fave album of all time also, cant believe its 20 years old.

this is my first post in the josh hartnett forum

**Ophelia** · 05-08-2007, 07:14 PM

Yay! Welcome to Joshtopia!

I can't believe its 20 years old either??? RU sure....ouch...

**Plastic Flute** · 05-08-2007, 08:53 PM

Really Kate you Love U2 ?

**Plastic Flute** · 05-08-2007, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliza'snumber1fan

joshua tree is my fave album of all time also, cant believe its 20 years old.

this is my first post in the josh hartnett forum

Hey Welcome !!!!

So Glad to have you .

Intensely Deceiving · 05-09-2007, 12:07 AM

When I went to Vegas we went down through Arizona and I saw Joshua trees and I wanted a picture but they were only by the highway and my daddoo wouldn't stop! I didn't know they were Joshua trees at the time otherwise I would have made him stop. Darn. I'm supposed to be going again in the fall, so I will get a picture then. It is my mission!

aloha · 05-09-2007, 01:18 AM

That´s funny!

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 05-09-2007, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ophelia

Yay! Welcome to Joshtopia!

I can't believe its 20 years old either??? RU sure....ouch...

thanks for the nice welcome

the joshua tree was released 9th march 1987, if my memory is correct.

**Jocasta** · 05-09-2007, 04:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliza'snumber1fan

joshua tree is my fave album of all time also, cant believe its 20 years old.

this is my first post in the josh hartnett forum

Hi, Si!
You just couldn't resist a thread called The Joshua Tree! Thanks for popping in to see us.

Tcup4jdh · 05-10-2007, 02:27 PM

I've been to Joshua Tree National Park. It was part of a class trip to Palm Springs when I was a kid. I wish I could remember it. I haven't been back there since, even though I go to Palm Springs once to twice a year. The next time I go I'm going to have to plan some extra time to go back again.

**Plastic Flute** · 05-10-2007, 10:33 PM

Thats right Tc you are a Nature girl ... Make sure you bow..and Hail the Tree..and if possible put some tacky Bunnie ears on a branch an take a pic so we can have a Bunnie Motto designed.

One would have thought Big Poppa would have stopped by, I rem him having a U2 sig. Oh well Boys Play with Boys.

Tcup4jdh · 05-11-2007, 01:25 AM

You know what, I'm going to try and do that. Where can I get some bunny ears? Think....Hmmmm?

**Plastic Flute** · 05-11-2007, 02:42 AM

The Dollar Store..Im sure Miho can hook you up

Intensely Deceiving · 05-12-2007, 01:32 AM

Oh yeah! I'm all over it! That would be so awesome! OOOH!!! I'm supposed to be going to Vegas again in the fall!!!! I could bring some bunny ears and have fun with a Joshua tree!!! (or with Josh's tree... ya know, he might be down there... )

**Plastic Flute** · 05-12-2007, 03:02 PM

Hale Bop over the Joshua Tree

Tcup4jdh · 05-14-2007, 05:29 PM

Wow! That's an amazing picture.

05-08-2007, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	The Joshua Tree The Joshua Tree Range Mojave Desert of extreme southwest California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, at elevations from 2,000 to 6,000 feet. Habitat Dry soils on plains, slopes and mesas, often growing in groves. Flowers Bell-shaped, 1.25 to 1.5 inches with 6 creamy, yellow-green sepals. Crowded into 12 to 18 inch, many-branched clusters with an unpleasant odor, mostly in the spring. Not all trees flower annually. Fruit Elliptical green-brown, 6-celled, 2.5 to 4 inches, somewhat fleshy, dries and falls soon after maturity in late spring revealing many flat seeds. Description The Joshua Tree, the largest of the yuccas, grows only in the Mojave Desert. Natural stands of this picturesque, spike-leafed evergreen grow nowhere else in the world. Its height varies from 15-40 feet with a diameter of 1-3 feet. Originally thought to be members of the Agave (Century Plant) Family, the Joshua Tree and other yuccas have been reclassified as members of the Lily (Liliaceae) Family. Two variations of the Joshua Tree are classified as J. brevifolia var. herbertii and J. brevifoliavar. jaegeriana Joshua trees (and most other yuccas) rely on the female Pronuba Moth (Tegeticula) for pollination. No other animal visiting the blooms transfers the pollen from one flower to another. In fact, the female Yucca Moth has evolved special organs to collect and distribute the pollen onto the surface of the flower. She then lays her eggs in the flowers' ovaries, and when the larvae hatch, they feed on the yucca seeds. Without the moth's pollination, the Joshua Tree could not reproduce, nor could the moth, whose larvae would have no seeds to eat. Although an old Joshua Trees can sprout new plants from its roots, only the seeds produced in pollinated flowers can scatter far enough to establish a new stand. Mormon pioneers are said to have named this species "Joshua" Tree because it mimicked the Old Testament prophet Joshua waving them, with upraised arms, on toward the promised land. This unique species grows abundantly at Joshua Tree National Park in California and Joshua Forest Parkway in Western Arizona. A Bunnie National Monument Last edited by Plastic Flute : 05-08-2007 at 05:46 PM.

05-10-2007, 10:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	Thats right Tc you are a Nature girl ... Make sure you bow..and Hail the Tree..and if possible put some tacky Bunnie ears on a branch an take a pic so we can have a Bunnie Motto designed. One would have thought Big Poppa would have stopped by, I rem him having a U2 sig. Oh well Boys Play with Boys. Last edited by Plastic Flute : 05-10-2007 at 10:34 PM.

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Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	Hale Bop over the Joshua Tree Last edited by Plastic Flute : 05-12-2007 at 03:21 PM.

05-08-2007, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,245 My Profile	LMFAO!! Yes, Now we even have our own monument.

05-08-2007, 06:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	Isnt it cool ? I love it I want one.

05-08-2007, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,609 My Profile	Favourite all time album.

05-08-2007, 06:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,245 My Profile	^^Very good choice. U2 War - is in my top 10. Flute - I shall send one to Jersey ASAP.

05-08-2007, 07:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,184 My Profile	joshua tree is my fave album of all time also, cant believe its 20 years old. this is my first post in the josh hartnett forum

05-08-2007, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,245 My Profile	Yay! Welcome to Joshtopia! I can't believe its 20 years old either??? RU sure....ouch...

05-08-2007, 08:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	Really Kate you Love U2 ?

05-09-2007, 12:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
Intensely Deceiving MIHO THE HARTNETT BUNNI!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,584 My Profile	When I went to Vegas we went down through Arizona and I saw Joshua trees and I wanted a picture but they were only by the highway and my daddoo wouldn't stop! I didn't know they were Joshua trees at the time otherwise I would have made him stop. Darn. I'm supposed to be going again in the fall, so I will get a picture then. It is my mission!

05-09-2007, 01:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
aloha Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,388 My Profile	That´s funny!

05-10-2007, 02:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
Tcup4jdh Creative Maven Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,680 My Profile	I've been to Joshua Tree National Park. It was part of a class trip to Palm Springs when I was a kid. I wish I could remember it. I haven't been back there since, even though I go to Palm Springs once to twice a year. The next time I go I'm going to have to plan some extra time to go back again.

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05-11-2007, 01:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tcup4jdh Creative Maven Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,680 My Profile	You know what, I'm going to try and do that. Where can I get some bunny ears? Think....Hmmmm?

05-11-2007, 02:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13,837 My Profile	The Dollar Store..Im sure Miho can hook you up

05-12-2007, 01:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
Intensely Deceiving MIHO THE HARTNETT BUNNI!! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,584 My Profile	Oh yeah! I'm all over it! That would be so awesome! OOOH!!! I'm supposed to be going to Vegas again in the fall!!!! I could bring some bunny ears and have fun with a Joshua tree!!! (or with Josh's tree... ya know, he might be down there... )

05-14-2007, 05:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
Tcup4jdh Creative Maven Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,680 My Profile	Wow! That's an amazing picture.