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This familiar cactus is composed of a tall, thick, and fluted columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large arms curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti. Saguaro, or Giant Saguaro, grows very slowly—about an inch a year—to a height of 15 to 50 feet in full sun and dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soils.
May Attract
Saguaro is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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