What? It seems you haven't experienced much desert scenery.
All of these trees look normal to me.
Its those 100 foot tall things that stay green all year that are really suspicious.
And those things that put out multi-colored leaves in the "fall". Maybe some day I will see this for myself.
Dr. Seuss is the most awesome of the awesome.
Real children's stories with real world meaning and application.
If you ever get to San Diego City, you can see the mall that Dr. Seuss built (Horton Plaza - he really didn't build it, but it will give you the same feelings you described above)
I like your sense of humour! I'd love to visit San Diego. Who knows, maybe some day.