07 August 2013

Spectacular Specimen ~

In stunning contrast to yesterday's post, here is a huge and stately living saguaro at Saguaro National Park East. Look at the many arms it has sprouted! This specimen is quite old as it must be around 75 years old before it sprouts its first arm. Learn more about these desert beauties here.

4 comments:

  1. I can feel myself standing there. There is something so magical about that park.

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  2. Yes, that park is special and this is a wonderful photo of an "Old Man of the Desert"...he looks healthy and I think is fattening up from your recent rains!!

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  3. It stands out boldly against the sky and landscape.

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  4. Thanks for your comments ladies! Yes, this fellow definitely looks fat and healthy. The Park is so interesting - a real mix of the new sprouts, the very old, and the decaying saguaro. A real time capsule.

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