We don’t know how old the oldest Joshua tree is, but they can live upwards of 300 years. Growing just an inch or 2 inches annually, Joshua trees take 30 or more years to flower or reproduce. Many say ...

The listing would have led to more stringent prohibition on development over the thousands of square miles where Joshua trees grow in California, including the fast-growing cities of Palmdale ...

Some of this increase in visitation has brought growing pains, from housing converted to short-term rentals for visitors to long lines of cars at the park’s Joshua Tree entrance. Still ...