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The "alien pod plants" of Joshua tree are some of the most odd-looking flora I know of. They end up red, but are most beautiful in the change-over stage, when they are multi-colored. Photo By Tony B, 11/2010.
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Even Poison Ivy has it nicer moments- primarily in the fall.
Somehow it seemed this particular J-tree had grown weary, having borne the burden of heat, cold, wind and dry just a little too long. Photo by Tony Bubb, 1/04.
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Tony B
Jan 4, 2011
“The "alien pod plants" of Joshua tree are some of the most odd-looking flora I know of. They end up red, but are most beautiful in the change-over stage, when they are multi-colored. Photo By Tony B, 11/2010.”  

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