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This looks like some kind of scrub oak growing here at Howe Spring, Mojave National Preserve

02802-howe-spring.jpg The Howe Spring water tank is emptyThumbnailsLooking east from Howe Spring across Fourth of July Canyon to the New York MountainsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyThumbnailsLooking east from Howe Spring across Fourth of July Canyon to the New York MountainsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyThumbnailsLooking east from Howe Spring across Fourth of July Canyon to the New York MountainsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyThumbnailsLooking east from Howe Spring across Fourth of July Canyon to the New York MountainsThe Howe Spring water tank is emptyThumbnailsLooking east from Howe Spring across Fourth of July Canyon to the New York Mountains

Oak trees don't usually grow in the Mojave Desert except at higher elevations like here in the Mid Hills.