Joshua Tree
Yucca brevifolia
The surreal, branching giant yucca that defines the Mojave Desert, raising clusters of creamy bells atop spiky arms. Pollinated solely by the yucca moth and slow-growing over centuries.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NV, UT
Related native plants
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- Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata)
- Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
- Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)
- Twistleaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola)
- Torrey Yucca (Yucca torreyi)
- Soapweed Yucca (Yucca glauca)