The Joshua Tree In The Mojave Desert

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The Joshua Tree has Dagger like spines to help protect the tree. It grows in the Mojave Desert.The Joshua tree gives shelter for many animals. Gives food for animals.The Joshua Tree’s adaptation is it's always repopulating so the species never dies of. Life span is about 150 years old some of the other trees may be older. Sometimes called nunavut choy or the humwichawa.The Joshua tree's adaptation is to suck in as much rain as it can after rain falls. When the tree is injured it will eproduct shelf and that will help it Grows only in the Mojave desert. Can grow from 15-40 feet tall.Diameter is 1 to 3 feet.Joshua tree can live to be 200 years. Have flowers that are 1.25 to 1.5 inches long. 12-18 inch clusters on each branch.Their fruit matures

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