
This is the first time I have ever seen Joshua Trees in bloom!

These trees were recently designated an endangered species by The California Fish & Game Commission.

They are vulnerable because they exist in a limited area in The Southwestern US and Baja California. Their range is mostly contained by the boundaries of the Mojave Desert. This habitat is under pressure from development and climate change.

Joshua Trees are pollinated by Yucca Moths. Desert habitat is sensitive and species are interdependent.

Interestingly, in the distant past, Joshua’s were pollinated by Giant Sloths!

Humans have lived in The Mojave Desert for about 12,000 years.

Pictographs, cryptic messages from the past, can be found throughout this region.
Cheers to you from the fascinating Mojave~
Stunning blooms, thank you for the history of the Joshua tree, Cindy 🙂
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Thank you so much more for caring about them Carol & be well my friend დ
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I do care as all of this in the scheme of things is the future for our children and grandchildren…I hope you have a fabulous week 🙂
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Yes. Exactly. Us mothers and grandmothers care deeply about the lives we will leave our children and grandchildren.
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Nature is source of continuous amazement. Thank you for being as amazed as I Carol and take good care.
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Cindy, excellent pictures as always!
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Honored. Thank you very much & cheers! დ
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Interesting tree Cindy, and some great captures of it.
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So pleased you enjoyed & cheers to you! დ
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I am so grateful for friends like you Sharon. Thank you sincerely & take good care დ
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Fascinating was in my mind all the way through this – then I read your word 🙂 – Derrick
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I am so pleased you find the desert fascinating Derrick and thank you. The desert has been a source of continuous fascination to me since I was a child. There were many more creatures living in the desert back then which is sad დ
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Great post, Cindy!! Thank you!
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You are most welcome & cheers to you დ
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Believe it or not Cindy, I’ve seen this blooming tree for the first time either. The difference is, you could see it in real life and I’ve seen it thanks to you on your lovely picture. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you more Alexander for your very kind appreciation & take good care my friend დ
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Oh my my …. you beautifully captured a wonderful plants.
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Merci beaucoup mon Ami Frank! დ
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Fabuloso!!
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Muchos gracias! დ
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👏👏👏
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The bloom looks very complex in arrangement. Considering the whole tree and the shape of the bloom, I think they both looking very nice. I hope they continue to thrive well. Is there anyone trying to use the plant in any shape or form? I think that can be a potential threat.
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They are complex, ancient trees, but are fragile. They are killed and cleared in certain areas for development. I hope that the current protections stop this and that the continued drought in the southwest doesn’t stress them past the point of return დ
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I have never even seen a Joshua Tree and now I get to see one in bloom through your lens! 🙂 I didn’t know that they are designated an endangered species now. 😦
❤️carmen
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So pleased to make the introduction Carmen! Cheers to you & thank you for stopping by დ
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The drawings really make you wonder, don’t they. I love the Joshua trees.
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Yes. Seeing them is like getting a letter in the mail from 10,000 years ago! Stunning დ
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This reminds me of the yucca plant in bloom. But the Joshua Tree is on a larger scale. Stellar images!
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Yes. Very similar. They are in the same family დ
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Cindy, cool. Our yucca plant does better some years. You most likely have more sunny days! Blessings. oxox
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How nice you have one!
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We don’t always have luck. Location, soil and sun are sometimes tricky at our end of the pond. Enjoy the beauty of nature! oxox
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Visa versa 2UX2!
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Love your comment, Cindy. Right back at you. oxox
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oxox
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Lived in the Southwest for 15 years never saw one blooming. Thanks for the retake.
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You are most welcome. It was a first for me too დ
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Aliens. (Pictographs, not Joshua Trees.) 🙂
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Understood 😉
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I find Joshua Trees impressive, Cindy. Anything that can thrive in a desert impresses me. The photos add a touch of beauty. Peggy and I are in Flagstaff now and will be going on a petroglyph Hunt tomorrow.
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I love Flagstaff! Enjoy and I look forward to seeing what you find. We are heading to the north rim and Colorado soon, Maybe we’ll cross paths დ
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Yes fascinating, and also beautiful!
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So happy you think so & thank you Jennie დ
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You’re welcome, Cindy. 😍
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Hi Cindy, thank you for more beautiful photographs!
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You are so very welcome Charles. Take good care & cheers to you დ
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
Please enjoy these lovely photographs from Cindy Knoke!
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Thank you Charles for being such a wonderful blogging friend and supporter of our amazing community. I am touched by your thoughtfulness დ
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This is also (through your gorgeous photos), the first time I’ve seen Joshua Trees in bloom, thank you for my first! It’s thought-provoking to imagine that our humans who lived 12,000 years ago saw the same type of blooms you’ve shown us. One can’t help but wonder what their cryptic messages were trying to convey to us. What wisdom we’ve lost. But like Bertrand Russell has said, “The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”
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Yes, it is amazing and wonderful to think of the people from the distant past. The Holler has a group of metates from thousands of years ago. Incredible. I love Bertrand Russell and his perfectly wonderful quote! Thank you for sharing this and for your thoughtful comments დ
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I spent most of my life in SoCal, but had no idea there were ancient drawings in the Mojave area (and have never seen Joshua Trees in bloom either)!
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You and me both! We can learn new things, even in the same place, everyday! დ
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So beautiful
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Yes. Thank you very much დ
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Amazing blooms and even more striking rock art. Thanks for the great photos.
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Thank you more for appreciating both of them & cheers დ
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My pleasure. 😀
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Wow, how neat! I didn’t know Joshua Trees bloomed.
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It was special because I had never seen them blooming დ
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What an incredible tree, Cindy. It’s flowers seem to pull all the life out of it.
Gorgeous photos.
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Reproduction does tend to do that!! 😉
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Such a fascinating tree, and loved the poctographs.. Great photos. 👍
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Happy you enjoyed & take good care Sue დ
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Spectacular blooms. ❤
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Merci beaucoup mon Ami დ
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Wow!! Thank you for sharing the blooming Joshua tree with us! Amazing!
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You are most welcome Katie. Happy you enjoyed & take good care დ
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What a joy to behold here, Cindy. I love Joshua trees and how wonderfully crazy to see their blooms! I can’t imagine I will ever see this in person, so the photos were a real treat. Also interesting to hear they were once pollinated by the sloths, and to see the petroglyph drawings as well.
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So happy you show you something new my friend. I had never seen them blooming before either and was quite fascinated. Cheers to you and thanks for stopping by დ
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What an utterly fascinating and informative post, Cindy! I learned so much, and your photos are wonderful.
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What a wonderful, thoughtful comment. Thank you & cheers to you დ
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Didn’t know they bloomed. My parents had another species (very different) in front of their house with very similar flowers. One day a lady rang the door and asked if she could take the flowers. It seems it’s a delicacy in Mexico. Forgot the name of the plant.
Wonderful pictures. Thanks Cindy.
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I love when people want to eat my flowers! Lots of plants are delicious დ
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True. (Though I must confess I’m not big on vegetables… 🌽 🌶 🥒 🍆 🍅 🥗 )
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🙂
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