another one gone

Two views of a fallen saguaro. Climate change is sadly taking away Arizona's most iconic cactus. The summer of 2020 was so incredibly hot and it really did many of them in. Some died right away, but many are falling a year and a half later. https://dbg.org/a-disappearing-icon/
Oh, and the round cacti (the brown tufts in the foreground) died too because of the excessive heat. This yard lost a lot of its desert flora.

[Walks @ 7]

It so sad to these fallen giants.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

it is beyond tragic - it looks like some of them are young ones, could they be planted to replace the old one?

[Corinne C]

They can be dangerous, they can be incredibly heavy

[Krista Marson]

@koalagardens Nope. They are all pieces of the same cactus and cannot be replanted. (I looked it up before)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

tragic, thanks for replying

[moni kozi]

What a sad sight

[Jacqueline]

Such a tragic sight especially when those shoots can’t be replanted!

[Gail Lambert]

How sad

[Milanie]

How sad this looks - not surprised that it took this long to create the problem. Can't see how there are some who still can't see the dangers of climate change.

[LManning (Laura)]

Such a loss.

[Mags]

It's a shame.

[kali]

can the arms be planted? would they sprout again?

[Steve Chappell]

That is very sad, sorry to see it

[Christina]

What a shame - it's such an iconic plant. Is there only so much heat they can handle (i thought cacti love heat)?

[Krista Marson]

@christinav yes, they need to cool off at night. Nighttime temps have been through the roof in the summer recently.

[Diana]

Oh this is really sad to see!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, no. Poor saguaro!

[Ingrid]

Oh that is so sad...

[Susie]

So sad

[haskar]

Ops! So sad.