I sure hope you have the “time” to read all about our fabulous Saguaros.
Arizonians are proud of their beloved saguaros!
(pronounced “sah-wah-roh”)
Do you know how much “time” it takes a saguaro to grow tall, let alone grow an arm?
According to the National Park Service it can take a saguaro 10 years to grow one inch.
Saguaros can reach 40 feet in height!
So… a very tall saguaro can be hundreds of years old! (That’s a lot of “TIME” to grow that tall and old!)
They grow their first arm at about the age of 95-100 years old. They stop growing at around 200 years old with many arms or none at all. A saguaro without any arms is called a spear. Why no arms?? No one really knows the answer!
Around 60 years of age a saguaro can produce it’s first flower.
Saguaros only grow in the Sonoran desert. 
We here in the Valley of the Sun love our saguaros!
It is illegal to harm a Saguaro according to Arizona State Laws.
Some saguaros can become crested. This is due to Fasciation.
Or a rare condition of abnormal growth.
On most older saguaros their needles can grow about one inch in length.
Many can grow in silly ways…
I am glad you took the “time” to read about our Saguaros.
They take a lot of “time” to grow.
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Until Next Time ~Nancy