The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

12. Saguaro Cactus (image credits: unsplash) In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, the saguaro cactus stands as a skyscraper for wildlife. Its thick, ribbed trunk offers homes to birds like the Gila ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It’s that time of year when saguaros are blooming, so if you’re driving or walking in your neighborhood and come across a saguaro cactus flower, you might want to stop ...

Gila Woodpecker. Image by Luke Schobert via Unsplash Among the most fascinating relationships in the cactus forest is that between the saguaro and its primary cavity excavators: the Gila Woodpecker ...

Arizona's iconic Saguaro cactus is dying off at an intense rate with the Desert Botanical Garden saying nearly 20% of their plants have died since 2020.

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Saguaro Exclusively found in the Sonoran desert, these cactuses grow the state flower of Arizona — the saguaro cactus flower. They are the tallest cactuses in America and can live up to 200 years. The ...

According to Arizona State Parks & Trails, cactus wrens make their homes out of desert flora, including cactuses like the cholla and saguaro or thorny plants like the mesquite and palo verde.

Ask a roomful of kids to draw a desert and odds are good that most of their drawings will include a saguaro cactus, waving two friendly (albeit prickly) arms. Despite the endearing ubiquity of that ...

By then, we could see his cactus skeleton, the structural support that allows saguaros to grow as tall as he had, equipping them to withstand strong winds and store as much as 200 gallons ...