A truly magnificent Saguaro

Franj · Post by **Franj** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:36 pm

Hi all

Was looking through some old pictures I took when I first came to Tucson 20 years ago. Here's a pic of what is still the coolest Saguaro I have ever seen! It has not one but three trunks and is at least 35 - 40 feet high. This spring I will have to go out and find it again so I can take a better pic.

http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graphics ... 0three.jpg

Franj

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:49 pm

It is indeed magnificent ! I just hope that after so many years you will still find it and it did not have the same fate the saguaro Buck told us about in his post in cacti places
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:17 am Post subject: Trip to Quartzsite, AZ
Keep us posted !

Franj · Post by **Franj** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:47 pm

Hi again Dominique

I wrote a little essay on the Saguaro for a web site I'm building about my gardening. It's not published yet because I still have a long way to go. But you can find the essay here.

http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graphics ... egiea.html

Franj

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:06 am

That is truly a beautiful specimen. I'm constantly amazed at there size and the time span there capable of spanning.
Great picture and a nice essay on the saguaro.
Keep us posted on your webpage progress.

As a kid I lived around the Phoenix area but unfortunately I was more interested in tarantulas and snakes back then

Post by **daiv** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:35 am

Looks like that one got it's head lopped off years ago and re-sprouted the three trunks.

Franj · Post by **Franj** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:48 am

Hi Daiv

Yes, many years ago. Like maybe 1850?

Franj

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:52 am

Thank you Franj, for the link to your website. I bookmarked it. Your collection is very nice.