Talk:Joshua tree

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[edit] Lifespan of a Joshua Tree

Should there be something here about the lifespan of a Joshua Tree? How old can a Joshua Tree get?

Hard for anybody to know, because as the article says, it "lacks annual growth rings, making it difficult to determine the tree's age". I vaguely remember reading about someone experimenting with C14 dating, dunno where I saw it. Stan 21:11, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Further, one of the subspecies forms clonal clumps, so the clump wil be older than any of its above-ground ramets.--Curtis Clark 23:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] branch of a joshua tree

We have had some abnormal amounts of snow fall, and the weight of the snow has broken one of the branches on the Joshua tree. Can I plant that and have it grow? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.35.188.223 (talk) 23:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC).

Unfortunatly not. If you have any more questions concerning Joshua Trees, you may contact The Joshua Tree Nursery located in Joshua Tree, Ca. jtnursery.com

[edit] Not a Joshua tree?

I'm not convinced that Image:Joshuatreesydney.jpg is a Joshua tree; it looks more like a Dracaena or some such. The branching pattern and lack of old leaf bases are both uncharacteristic for Joshua trees.--Curtis Clark 14:10, 20 May 2007 (UTC)