The saguaro is to the American southwest what the Empire State Building is to New York City: A breathtaking icon and a symbol of the region. A cactus that branches like a tree, the saguaro can grow to ...

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 ...

Cactuses sure give Arizonans a lot to talk about. From towering Saguaros that are not what they look like, to a cactus looking like a couple kissing, to stunning flowers that bloom en mass for only ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — It’s that time of year when saguaros are blooming, so if you’re driving or walking in your neighborhood and come across a saguaro cactus flower, you might want to stop and take ...

You might have been driving around Tucson these last few weeks and noticed our beloved saguaros have been sporting new hairdos. No, they're not growing baby avocados at the crown of their heads. These ...

An unusual number of the iconic cacti produced flowers and fruit in the fall this year, and scientists are trying to figure out why. It wasn’t every saguaro. It wasn’t even most of them. But it was ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Wildflowers sprung up all over the place at the start of spring and the month of May has seen an explosion of cactus flowers and saguaro blooms. A Saguaro National Park spokesperson ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the summer of 2020, saguaro cactuses fell across metro Phoenix. In Phoenix, the summer of 2020 was so hot even the cactuses ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most scientists today agree that North America has four distinct desert regions: the Great Basin, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But by June, there's one special cactus bloom that every Arizonan should care about. Each year in the late spring, white blossoms ...