The palo verde tree is native to the Sonoran Desert and other arid regions in the southwestern U.S. The plant boasts a verdant bark and golden blossoms and is a beacon of life in the desert.
“Interstate 11 would devastate treasured places like the Sonoran Desert National Monument ... and parts of I-11 would require the bulldozing of the Saguaro forests and Palo Verde forests that are the ...