A principal icon of the American Southwest, the saguaro cactus stands as a large green pillar on the desert horizon, beckoning newcomers to the desert with open “arms.” This icon of Arizona ...

Reactions to a controversial saguaro removal caught on video on a golf course in Marana highlights the importance and value of the cactus to southern Arizona communities. When a golfer saw ...

The saguaro-haulers steer the saguaros into place, guided by a stripe of spray paint down the cactus’s side that dictates which way needs to face north. On the south-facing sides of a saguaro ...

The saguaro cactus towered over the hilltop outside Tucson like a massive hand rising out of the earth. Generations of hikers posed for pictures at the base of the hulking, treelike plant ...

The saguaro cactus is being threatened by drought conditions and rising temperatures. Scientists surveying Saguaro National Park in Arizona say the situation is increasing the mortality rate of ...

The towering, multi-armed saguaro cactus, which is found only in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, California, and parts of Mexico, has faced increasing instability as climate change alters its ...

Scientists are looking for ways to ensure the cactus can survive in a warming climate. There is perhaps no symbol more strongly associated with Arizona than the saguaro cactus, but the record ...

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West ... because if water is left sitting around the base of the cactus, it can cause it to fall down. July was recorded as Arizona's hottest month ...

As the dawn light bathed the desert, Jack trained his lens on the distant Sand Tank Mountains. The saguaro cactus had fallen victim to frost damage, allowing Jack to climb inside its contorted and ...

In the wild, succulents grow in some of the harshest ... If they're not getting enough light, they won't flower. The saguaro cactus is one of the most iconic plants of the American Southwest ...