Most of their elaborate root systems develop just 4 to 6 inches below the ground and spread out as wide as the cactus is tall to maximize the plants’ ability to collect water during the winter and ...

It can weigh up to six tonnes, which is mainly the weight of the stored water. Some of these cacti are 250 years old. The Gila woodpecker nests inside the stem of the saguaro cactus where the ...

Water cactus plants when at least 90% of the soil is dry ... In some Native American cultures, cacti like the Saguaro cactus were seen as sacred. The Saguaro cactus blossom is also the official state ...

This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...

Cactus Forest Drive is the main road through the Saguaro East portion of the park ... The park’s two picnic areas are well signposted, and these have pit toilets, but no drinking water. Mica View Road ...