Joshua Tree
A slow growing tree native to California that can reach a height of up to twenty feet tall. It grows in the high desert at elevations from 1600-6600 feet.
Plant with:
Clark Mounatain Agave (Agave utahensis),Burrobush(Ambrosia dumosa),Bigberry Manzanita(Arctostaphylos glauca),Big Sagebrush(Artemisia tridentata),Desert Marigold(Baileya multiradiata),Buckwheat(Eriogonum species),Apache Plume(Fallugia paradoxa),California Juniper(Juniperus californicus),Penstemon species,Bladderpod(Peritoma arborea),Apricot Mallow(Sphaeralcea ambigua), various cactus species
| Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree | |
| Family Name | Asparagaceae |
| Species Name | Yucca brevifolia |
| Common Name | Joshua Tree |
| Native to | SoCal deserts |
| Plant Type | Perennial tree, shrub |
| Height x Width | 5-20′ x 35′ |
| Growth Habit | Treelike, rouned, upright |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Sun Exposure | Full |
| Water Requirement | Very low |
| Soil Type | Fast draining, low nutrient |
| Flower Color | White, cream |
| Flowering Months | Spring |
| Evergreen/Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Fragrant | Slight |
| Cold Hardy to | -20F |
| Attracts pollinators | Moths |
| Container Plant | Yes |
| Erosion Control | No |
| Bank Stabilization | No |
| Fire Resistant | No |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
| Local plant | No |
