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Mission San Xavier Del Bac,
Tucson |
Visitor Center,
Saguara National Park |
Indian Petroglyphs, Signal Hill
Saguara National Park |
Prickly Pear Cactus,
Saguara National Park |
Woody Ribs of Dead Saguara,
Saguara National Park |
Giant Saguara Cactus,
Saguara National Park |
Giant Saguara Cactus,
Saguara National Park |
- Saguara (pronounced sa-wa'-ro)
- Can weigh over 2000 pounds.
- Takes over 70 years to grow an arm.
- Can produce over 250,000 seeds each year.
- The fruits can be used to make an intoxicating drink.
- The fruits are used in jams, jelly, cakes and breads.
- Pollinated by doves at daylight and by long nose bats at night.
- Never damage a Saguaro because the Papago Indians
(The People) believe the saguaros are Indians.
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