After 50-70 years of growth, a typical saguaro cactus will grow 3 to 6 branches or "arms." This old-timer, estimated to be 150 years old, has put out three dozen arms. It's an extraordinary specimen with numerous battle scars to attest to its hardiness.
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." --Marcel Proust ………
In school, I was a visual learner....
I hope it survives. They had a dreadful news story about the loss of so many of the saguaro. This old-timer should be protected like our old oak trees.
