Why Doesn’t the Palo Verde Tree Need Water?

This video was sponsored by 80,000 Hours. Head to to be sent a free copy of their in-depth career guide and sign up for their newsletter. They don’t call water the building block of life for nothing, most living things need it. The palo verde tree, however, has managed to skate by needing it a lot less than the rest of us. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at @scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutf