Saguaro Cactus - Sonoran Desert Arizona - 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
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Saguaro Cactus - Sonoran Desert Arizona - 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
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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 - 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 -
John Cancalosi
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EDITORS COMMENTS
Stand tall, little buddy! The Saguaro Cactus - a true record breaker in the desert kingdom. With its towering height of 78 feet, this prickly giant is not your average houseplant. Weighing a whopping 80 pounds per foot, it's no wonder these saguaros have such strong roots! But here's the twist: some of them never grow arms! Talk about being fashionably unique. These cacti take their time to sprout their first set of arms at around 12 feet or even after forty to eighty years – talk about patience! Besides providing shelter for our feathered friends like Harris Hawks and Gila Woodpeckers, these green skyscrapers are also protected from illegal collectors. So hands off, folks! Did you know that each saguaro can produce up to forty million seeds in its lifetime? That's one busy plant! And out of all those seeds, only one lucky seed gets the chance to mature into another magnificent cactus. Oh wait, there's more! Every once in a blue moon (or rather one in two hundred thousand individuals), they might sport a cristate form – an odd genetic variant that adds an extra touch of quirkiness. So next time you're wandering through the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, keep an eye out for these incredible giants reaching for the sky. Just remember not to challenge them on who has better arm definition!
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