Desert Ironwood Blossoms
Blossoms from the Desert Ironwood Tree. The tree itself is rather nondescript growing to a height of 15 to 25 feet. It is indigenous to the Sonoran Desert (Tucson, AZ). Among the oldest trees in the...
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Your Ironwood blossoms are beautiful. They have a great fragrance too. Understand the tree is in short supply in Mexico Sonora because they use them for the highly polished carved figures sold to...
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Beautiful blossoms John. I hope I look as beautiful in 800 years. I would love to get at those with my macro lense.
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Yes I agree. Hope there is some provision in place for the preservation of this genus of tree. The blossom looks lovely.....nice capture. Thanks for explaining about the tree as well. Sara
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Lovely blossom on this tree, John. 800 years is a long time, it would be a pity if they don't preserve them for the future!
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They are such a nice tree but slow growing. Wish I had known about them when I moved here, I would have planted some.They are preserved many places in AZ, there is a nice preserve just about 3 miles...
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Maybe that's why so many Mexicans come to Arizona--they miss their ironwood trees. All kidding aside, these are very interesting blossoms and well photographed. I enjoy seeing pictures of things I...
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