What kind of trees grow in the desert?

Answer 1

orange trees (next or near oasis & nile), olive and fig trees.
Red Acacia Tree grows in the Sahara Desert. Also known as the Shittah tree, the red acacia is often found in the damp valleys of the Sahara.

Answer 2

Date palms, tamarisks and acacia grow near the wadis and oases on t he northern and southern edges of the Sahara Desert. In the central arid areas, flowering plants sprout up quickly after a rain. They produce seeds that will lay dormant until the next rain. In the driest areas of the salt flats and sand dunes, plants have not been able to establish and grow.

Answer 3

The Sahara Desert has a surprising variety of plant life, including:

• the herb thyme
• gourds
• halophytes
• oleander
• date palm
• Cypress

Because the Nile River flows through part of the Sahara, a good range of fruits and other useful plants are also grown, such as:

• fig trees
• orange trees
• magaria
• mulberry
• date
• lotus
• papyrus

There are quite a few plants that can survive in the Sahara desert. These plants often include species of cacti.

Answer 4

Many trees grow in the desert, some are below (Western Hemisphere varieties mostly):

• Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Acacia
• Acacia greggi - Cat-claw Acacia
• Brachychiton populneus - Bottle Tree
• Brahea armata - Mexican Blue Palm
• Carnegiea gigantea - Saguaro Cactus
• Cercidium floridium - Blue Palo Verde
• Cercidium microphyllum - Little Leaf Palo Verde
• Cercidium praecox - Palo Brea
• Chamaerops humilis - Mediterranean Fan Palm
• Chitalpa tashkinensis - Chitalpa
• Cupressus glabra - Arizona Cypress
• Eucalyptus campaspe - Silver Gimlet
• Eucalyptus citriodora - Lemon-scented Gum
• Eucalyptus microtheca - Coolibah Tree
• Eucalyptus polyanthemus - Silver Dollar Gum
• Fraxinus velutina - Velvet Ash
• Fraxinus velutina 'Modesto' - Modesto Ash
• Fraxinus velutina 'Rio Grande' - Fan-tex Ash
• Olea europea - Olive
• Phoenix canariensis - Canary Island Date Palm
• Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm
• Pinus eldarica - Afghan Pine
• Pithecellobium flexicaule - Texas Ebony
• Platanus wrightii - Arizona Sycamore
• Prosopis alba - Argentine Mesquite
• Prosopis chilensis - Chilean Mesquite
• Prosopis velutina - Velvet Mesquite
• Quercus arizonica - Arizona White Oak
• Quercus emoryi - Emoryi Oak
• Quercus texanum - Texas Oak
• Salix matsudana - Globe Navajo Willow
• Sambucus mexicana - Mexican Elderberry
• Schinus terebinthifolius - Brazilian Pepper Tree
• Sophora secundiflora - Texas Mountain Laurel
• Syagrus romanzoffiana - Queen Palm
• Vitex agnus-castus - Chaste Tree
• Washingtonia filifera - California Fan Palm
• Washingtonia robusta - Mexican Fan Palm
• Yucca brevifolia - Joshua Tree

Answer 5

Trees that live in the Sahara Desert include palm trees and different types of gourds. There are also various types of grasses and cacti found in the Sahara.

Answer 6

There are three trees that are common to the Sahara Desert. These trees are Magaria trees, Doum Palm trees, and Olive trees.

Answer 7

In the deserts of the United States, trees such as the palo verde and mesquite as well as a few other species are common in some areas.