The palo verde — with a name that means “green stick” in Spanish — is Arizona’s official state tree. It’s revered for its beauty, especially during the spring blooming season — but ...

Yes, even in December, January and February in a few cases. Following the normal blooming season, saguaro fruit ripens in June and July. The sugary pulp of each fruit contains as many as 2,000 seeds.

Nearly 17 million acres of tropical forest were destroyed last year, according to the University of Maryland's 2024 tree cover loss data displayed by the World Resources Institute's Global Forest ...