Saguaro In Your Yard by bmac62
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Just look at all those cacti:)
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...photo taken of the neighborhood around the home of some friends in Cave Creek, Arizona (near Phoenix).
...for those not familiar with Saguaro cactus, they used to be seen in all the old western movies of the 40s-50s...yup, and today you can see many of them among the houses above.
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Saguaros have a relatively long life span. They take up to 75 years to develop a side arm. A saguaro without arms is called a spear.
The arms are grown to increase the plant's reproductive capacity (more apices lead to more flowers and fruit). The growth rate of saguaros is strongly dependent on precipitation; saguaros in drier western Arizona grow only half as fast as those in and around Tucson, Arizona. Some specimens may live for more than 150 years; the largest known saguaro is the Champion Saguaro. It grows in Maricopa County, Arizona, and is 13.8 meters (45.3 ft) tall with a girth of 3.1 meters (10 ft). These cacti can grow anywhere from 40 to 60 feet in height. They grow slowly from seed, and not at all from cuttings. Whenever it rains, saguaros soak up the rainwater. The cactus will visibly expand, holding in the rainwater. It conserves the water and slowly consumes it.
Laws regarding Saguaro: Harming a saguaro in any manner, including cactus plugging, is illegal by state law in Arizona, and when houses or highways are built, special permits must be obtained to move or destroy any saguaro affected.
Comments (22)
jayfar
Lovely shot Bill. We saw thousands of these as we traveled down through Arizona to Phoenix in May 2011.
durleybeachbum
What a stunning sight!
whaleman
I love looking at these gentle giants!
Faemike55
Very cool capture Bill Great information
jocko500
I seen them but took little photos of them and they did not come out as good as these. if i had to build a house there I would try my best to move any that is in the way.
jendellas
A beautiful scene Bill, I used to LOVE cowboy film so recognise these cacti :o) xx
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this beautiful SW landscape!
helanker
OHH! I love these cacti and it is such fun to see them between propertied and in gardens. AWESOME shot.
CoreyBlack
Wow! This is a veritable cacti convention! I can see them all in 10 gallon hats, sipping drinks and lining up at the buffet as they brag about who'd gone the longest without water. Great shot, and I love how you don't get the full impact until you zoom and then there they all are, milling about in 10 gallon hats....
blondeblurr
Quite the view, Bill! - spectacular Cacti ... thanks for the extra info on them. BB I love all Cacti and Succulents and have lots of them growing around our property, great deterrent as a fence-line - the much faster growing Echinopsis peruvianus with large, gorgeous nocturnal flowers ...
goodoleboy
Nice scenic shot of the wide open spaces, Bill. Oh yes, I'm sure familiar with this sort of thing. I don't know about the saguaro, but this looks like a dead ringer of the territory around my brother's house in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
flavia49
wonderful
MrsRatbag
That's a lot of sharps! Wouldn't want to come home drunk one night and try and sneak in the back way; it would be a lot like a spiky pinball game!
auntietk
I agree with Corey, although I missed the hats. :P Full view is like discovering something that was hiding in plain sight. Wonderful capture of this convention!
kgb224
Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
aksirp
so many of them! have seen some times but now i know the name: Saguaro! great landscape and thank you for information!
tennesseecowgirl
Beautiful image
X-PaX
Very nice capture. I like the vegetation very much.
debbielove
Stunning shot Bill, but I think....NO sprinting around those parts.. Especially at night lol You may run into something that bites back lol Good one mate! Rob
T.Rex
Beautiful shot! I've seen these from train windows while crossing the US by rail. I'll never forget the sunset with these silouetted against the red sky. I wish I had had a camera back then. I had a small cactus like this when I was 4-5 years old. I cared for it like it was my baby, talked to it and loved it. Unfortunately it went lost in a move. My, was I sad - lost my friend. But, my brother had just been born and he came to be my best friend ever! :-)
RodS
A really lovely shot, Bill! I've always thought these big cacti were really cool! That's interesting information about the laws in Arizona regarding saguaro cactus.
AZBO
Fantastic