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 ...

Not much has changed at Ironwood Forest National Monument since President Clinton set aside the remote swath of mountains and desert west of Tucson in 2000. Only a few paved roads lead into the almost ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) – The majestic saguaro cactus may be Arizona’s best-known desert plant, but at the Ironwood Forest National Monument, it is a gnarled, hardy tree that commands attention. The ...

The third indigenous tree of the Sonoran Desert and the last to show its spectacular springtime bloom is the desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota. The multi-hues of purple and lavender flowers make for ...