Saguaro cactuses are an iconic symbol of the American Southwest and the country's largest cactus species. But the world-famous cactuses are beginning to wither and die amidst the state’s ...

Saguaros are more than an icon of the desert. They are a tool to fight global warming. It’s not fantasy. It’s science. Cacti are carbon-eating machines. That gives Arizona an opportunity to build a ...

Bearing the state flower of Arizona, the saguaro cactus remains an essential part of the Sonoran Desert’s identity. The 40-60 foot-tall saguaro and its fruit are great natural resources for both ...

Most people see their first saguaro (pronounced “sah-wah-roh”) cactus on television, perhaps in a cartoon or a Western movie. The signature plants of the Sonoran Desert, towering saguaro cacti ...

Saguaro cactuses tower over Arizona's desert landscape, each year inching higher and higher for hundreds of years as they watch time pass. While they can grow to unique heights, one cactus holds the ...

The saguaro cactus, the universal symbol of the American West and the largest cacti in the U.S., is alive and well and protected within Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, which became a ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – Cactuses, so iconic in the deserts of Arizona, are hot target for thieves. About 20 to 30 of the spiky plants, called the “trees” of the desert, are stolen each year from Saguaro ...

Soon after a monsoon storm last week, a saguaro cactus crashed into the awning on Beverly and Jim Mauro’s home in Mesa. "It really did sound like an explosion,’’ she said. At 28 feet tall, the cactus ...

The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is the world’s largest cactus: An adult can weigh up to 8 tons. It has shallow roots that grow 4 to 6 inches deep, but one root, like a taproot, reaches more than 2 ...

LUKEVILLE, Ariz. — In Arizona, cactus rustling — stealing or killing the state’s iconic saguaros — is a felony. It’s illegal to shoot or deface the iconic cactuses or to remove them from parks, where ...

Saguaro cactuses tower over Arizona's desert landscape, each year inching higher and higher for hundreds of years as they watch time pass. While these iconic Arizona cactuses are special for many ...