The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Soar above the rugged beauty of Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona, where the iconic saguaro cacti rise from the ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj," or saguaro fruit ...

Saguaro cactus fruit juice cools after boiling it into a syrup on a harvest day for the Tohono Oʼodham people in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross ...

The saguaro and its spiritual story Saguaros are the iconic plant of the Sonoran Desert, a land straddling the border between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that’s surprisingly lush even though it ...

News Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest sees revival in Arizona The fruit collected in late June is central to annual summer rain ceremonies, which mark the New Year.