Meet the sentinels of the desert at Saguaro National Park | Prime Living

Arizona icons are largest, oldest cacti in the U.S. | Wanderlust

 

Last updated 12/18/2021 at 4:59pm

Photo courtesy of Debbie Stone

The saguaro cactus, which can reach up to 60 feet high and 200 years old, is plentiful in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Cacti are quirky characters with their prickly, spiny exteriors and odd, irregular shapes. You either like them or you don't. I personally find them beautiful and admirable for their unique qualities.

These plants are real troopers. They're stalw...



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