Saguaro Cactus - Sonoran Desert Arizona, USA - Record height: 78 feet - Average mature height: 18 to 30 feet but often reach heights of 50 to 60 feet - Weigh about 80 pounds per foot - Grow their first arms at around 12 feet in height or forty to
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Saguaro Cactus - Sonoran Desert Arizona, USA - Record height: 78 feet - Average mature height: 18 to 30 feet but often reach heights of 50 to 60 feet - Weigh about 80 pounds per foot - Grow their first arms at around 12 feet in height or forty to
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Saguaro Cactus
Sonoran Desert Arizona, USA
Carnegiea gigantea
Record height: 78 feet - Average mature height: 18 to 30 feet but often reach heights of 50 to 60 feet - Weigh about 80 pounds per foot - Grow their first arms at around 12 feet in height or forty to eighty years of age but some never grow arms - Maximum age around 200 years. Protected from illegal collecting - Can produce around forty million seeds in a lifetime of which one may mature - Produce a cristate form which may be a genetic variant and occurs in about one in two hundred thousand individuals.
John Cancalosi
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Stand tall, reach for the sky! The mighty Saguaro Cactus - a towering marvel of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. This print captures CAN-2325, a record-breaking giant standing at an impressive 78 feet high. While most mature saguaros range from 18 to 30 feet, this one decided to go above and beyond! Weighing a whopping 80 pounds per foot, these cacti are no lightweight contenders. They grow their first arms when they hit around 12 feet or after forty to eighty years of age (talk about patience!). However, some rebels never bother growing any arms at all. These desert giants have quite the lifespan too – reaching up to 200 years old! Talk about wisdom earned through time. And it's not just their height that makes them special; they provide cozy homes for various desert birds like Harris Hawks, Gila Woodpeckers, and Red-tailed Hawks. But don't mess with these protected beauties! Illegal collecting is strictly off-limits. Instead, let's appreciate their incredible reproductive abilities – producing around forty million seeds throughout their lifetime with hopes that just one will mature into another magnificent saguaro. Oh, and did you know? One out of every two hundred thousand saguaros may sport a unique cristate form due to genetic variation – making them even more extraordinary! So next time you're in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, keep your eyes peeled for these majestic giants who truly embody
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