Shutdown aside, Joshua trees live an odd life

In the U.S. southwest, Joshua trees evolved a rare, fussy pollination scheme

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COOL TREES  When winter gives way to warmer weather across the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees will bloom and wait for one special moth to visit and pollinate its flowers.

C. I. Smith

A year when vandals trashed a Joshua tree in a national park during a U.S.