Parts of Tucson are looking pretty in pink, as local ironwood trees dress up for what botanists are calling one of the best blooms in years. “It has been since before COVID that we have had such a ...

Mature ironwoods around Tucson make the oldest saguaros look like mere youngsters by comparison. “Estimates show some (ironwood) trees to be 800 years old, and it is likely that they live even longer, ...

Now that fall is here and the temperatures are beginning to drop, you might be convinced that it's too late in the year to plant trees for a bird-friendly winter habitat. Well, think again. There are ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota, can be found growing only in the Sonoran Desert of ...