Dancing Saguaro

Dancing Saguaro

Saguaros grow very slowly. In Tucson, it takes a saguaro about 10 years to grow 1 1/2 inches. In 30 years, it grows 2 feet. Many saguaros have nurse plants that protect them when they are growing. Saguaros develop arms when they are 50 to 100 years old. Some saguaros never grow arms at all; some have as many as 50 arms! A full-grown saguaro is 50 feet or more tall and weighs 6 to 7 tons when it if filled with water. It can live to be 200 years old. Photos was taken at the San Xavier Mission.

• Date: 27 January 2007
• Photographer: EMA375: gallery
• Uploaded: 2nd Feb 2007
• Location: Tucson, USA: gallery
• Tags: tucson
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Nearby accommodation: Quality Inn Flamingo

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