No maple, oak or birch.
I’d never really seen a Saguaro Cactus up close (except in movies and cartoons) until my midwinter break.
Saguaro Cactus of the Sonoran Desert- click for info about Saguaro Cactus
No maple, oak or birch.
I’d never really seen a Saguaro Cactus up close (except in movies and cartoons) until my midwinter break.
Saguaro Cactus of the Sonoran Desert- click for info about Saguaro Cactus
I love these photos. They’re succulent. The first one just made me think of a warm summer day with just the right amount of humidity.
Aww thank you for your nice comment today
I enjoyed the fascinating details provided in the link.
Yes it was a good link with lots of info I did not know
Excellent specimen – excellent photos. I love those old things
Thanks Sue.
Impressive!
Thanks Toni. They were definitely impressive
Great photos! They are so majestic!
Thank you Antonia. Your word majestic is a good one.
Your photos really caught these giants in the act of being huge! I have it on my ‘to do’ list to take photos of the ones with the most arms, and the most interesting arms. They really come in all shapes and sizes!
Thanks Margie. Yes they are huge!
It’s funny: To me, the faraway pics look beautiful, and the close ups look painful. Just goes to show all things are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional.
Oooh it looks like green squishy skin with stitches! :O
You captured the beauty🌵
They were beautiful
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enjoyed this. i find saguaros fascinating. it was a treat to see them and learn about them for the first time on a trip to Arizona/Utah which included a sidetrip to the Saguaro Forest, long before i ever had a digital camera.
and what a great link. i bought a children’s book on them at the time, ‘Cactus Hotel’ by Brenda Z Guiberson- published by Henry Holt & Co, NY which i was prompted to pull out again after reading this post. the book contains some further interesting details, too. such as – a regular deciduous tree with broad leaves can lose up to 100 gallons of water in a single day, whereas a saguaro cactus’ unique design allows it to lose less than a glass of water in the same time period. also – saguaros don’t actually blossom until they are around 50 years old. talk about late bloomers – and yet they are survivors in a harsh climate, and they provide shelter for many desert creatures who would not have a chance without them. 🙂 hence the inclusion of the word ‘hotel’ in the book title.
thank you for sharing.
Thanks Kris. I’m going to check out that book. I’d love to go to the Saguaro Forest too appreciate your good comment and visit today.
Stunning details! Looks like they are inflated. 🙂
Aww thanks for your visit and nice Comment today
I wouldn’t want to trip over near one of those!
There is a type of cactus where people carry a comb to remove the barbs/needles
I had also never seen these until I visited Tucson, AZ. And I never knew they were only found in such very few locations. I guess because they were in all the comic books and cartoons I assumed they were everywhere! When you explore the Saguaro National Park you can just imagine those old Western movies. Parts of The Three Amigos was filmed there and you can visit the film location as a tourist attraction.
i’ve never seen one up close and personal, Ruth. Very impressive. Prickly, too. 🙂
Thanks John. I did not test the sharpness