Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde beetles, also known as palo verde ...

Arizona is home to a vast number of beetle species, with estimates suggesting there are over 2,000 different species of beetles in the state. One common beetle you'll see in metro Phoenix is the palo ...

PHOENIX — In the Tonto National Forest, more than 14,000 acres of Arizona land, including palo verde trees, mesquite trees, and saguaros, are up in flames. Challie Facemire, with the Desert Botanical ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly described the palo verde beetle's insect classification. During the summer, the heat in metro Phoenix can be so unbearable ...

The yellow blossoms of the palo verde tree are as much a signature of spring in Tucson as cherry blossoms are in Washington, D.C. The palo verde is Arizona’s state tree and grows throughout the ...

The bark of a palo verde tree is green because it's filled with chlorophyll. Unlike most trees, this plant gets a lot of photosynthesizing done through its bark. According to The Arizona Native Plant ...