Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum).
The tree is most famous for its fruit, which boasts many health benefits ... used as traditional medicine for thousands of years. The Chinese used loquat fruits and leaves to treat coughs ...
Still, it’s far from the only thing to see at Joshua Tree. Dozens of trails are ... leaves or the cacti as I walk around and collect fruit from the taller plants,” he laughs.