Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% every year, and is now closer to 7% ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ripens. For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ancestors have ...

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

While the use of mules is mandatory to maintain Saguaro National Park's wilderness environment, Kahla says he couldn't imagine any other way to hike the backcountry. Actually, he could imagine it ...

Saguaro National Park has become an important adjunct to the study of the saguaro. The park, which attracted more than 1 million visitors in 2019, protects 92,000 acres of the cactus in two ...

The saguaro is an iconic symbol, recognizable around the world as a sign that you are in The West. It looks like what you will receive if you ask a four-year-old to draw a picture of a cactus.

The saguaro cactus, (Carnegiea gigantea), is the iconic symbol of the American West. Even though these large, tree-like columnar cactus are slow growers, mature saguaros can grow to be 40 to 60 ...

PHOENIX – If you have ever been to Phoenix, Arizona, you’ve likely seen the saguaro cactus. They’re iconic, often towering 40 feet tall or higher, and are the largest cactus in the United ...

A saguaro doesn’t start flowering—providing a vital food source and reproducing—until it’s more than 35 years old. Around age 50, the cactus starts growing arms, which also flower.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start ...