Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California is home to some very awesome and unique rock formations and wildlife, however the most famous residents of this park in the Mojave Desert are the trees....Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia).
These amazing plants are native to the South Western United States but are not considered widely common outside of the park. They grow very fast for a desert plant, growing up to 3 inches a year.
These trees are pollinated entirely by the Yucca Moth, who lays her eggs inside of the trees flowers. These trees don't have a "normal" tree trunk as their trunks are made up of stringy fibers. This causes them to not have "growth rings" like other trees do, making it very hard to determine an individual Joshua Tree's age, however, some believe that they can live up to 1,000 years.
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