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• n  extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit

• While the saguaro is not among Arizona's seven endangered cactus species, the shallow-rooted plant is often preyed upon by poachers, who can earn up to $60 a foot for a wild .
• They still live just outside Phoenix in a town called Cave Creek, in a large modern house guarded by towering saguaro cacti.
• The saguaro cactus in Arizona.

• sahuaro
• Carnegiea gigantea

News & Articles

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• Astrophotos: The Galactic Desert
  The desert provides some of the most stunning landscapes and skycapes, as evidenced by two recent astrophotos from Universe Today readers. The gorgeous lead image by Sean Parker of Tucson, Arizona is a 12-image panoramic view of the Milky Way arching over Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. Sean noted on Flickr that if you [...]
  June 14, 2013 - Universe Today
• Traffic restrictions in FH Wednesday
  Eastbound Shea just west of Fountain Hills Boulevard will be reduced to one lane from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for asphalt repairs. Southbound Saguaro just south of Palmer Way will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. for asphalt repairs.
  June 11, 2013 - The Fountain Hills Times

Quotes

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• Jack Nicklaus in PGA Tour
  It's absolutely gorgeous high desert, with a great forest of Saguaro, an abundance of cactus and beautiful vistas,said Jack Nicklaus. "It's a very pretty piece of property to work with in designing two uniquely special high desert...
• Patty Loveless in The Tennessean
  This one's a little different than the first Mountain Soul,Loveless said. "I bucked and kicked a little at calling it Mountain Soul II, but I understood what the record label (Saguaro Road Records) was trying to do, which was to inform...
• Bruce Babbitt in Arizona Daily Star
  I'd like to expand Saguaro National Park. I have a personal interest in the Las Cienegas Conservation Area,said Babbitt, a former Arizona governor who helped pass a law creating the conservation area in 2000, when he was secretary of the US...