165 year old saguaro cactus @ Carefree Resort Scottsdale Arizona

Saguaro cactus in cactusgarden at Carefree Resort, in Carefree , Arizona.
This giant is 165 years old.
The Saguaro, pronounced "sah-wah-roh", (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large, tree-sized cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican state of Sonora , and an extremely small area of California. The saguaro blossom is the state flower of Arizona.
Saguaros have a relatively long life span. They take up to 75 years to develop a side arm. The arms themselves are grown to increase the plant's reproductive capacity (more apices equal more flowers and fruit). The growth rate of saguaros is strongly dependent on local precipitation patterns, and saguaros in drier western Arizona grow only half as fast as those in and around Tucson, Arizona. Some specimens may live for more than 150 years.
The night blooming flowers appear April-May and the sweet, ruby-colored fruit matures by late June. Each fruit can contain up to 2,000 seeds.The saguaro is often used as a generic emblem in commercials and logos that attempt to convey a sense of the southwest, even when the product has no connection to Arizona, or the Sonoran Desert. For instance, no saguaros are found within 250 miles (400 km) of El Paso, Texas, but the silhouette is found on the label of Old El Paso brand products. There are also no wild saguaros anywhere in such western U.S. states as Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, or Nevada. (from Wikipedia)

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[squito94]

I agree. They are true symbols of the desert. I would love to see it in bloom and watch the long-nosed bat use the blossums.

[linerider0800]

poke!

[elicloy]

@Greeny1hit1the1sign come on dude, don't steal cactuses from the wild. what you do is take a smaller growth from it (a "pup") and then plant that. it's okay, to me, to snag a little one from an inopportune place (I have an aloe vera I found growing near a larger one, but under the edge of a rock and a tree, where it was not receiving much water or light. It now thrives in my window. I wouldn't have taken the mother plant, though- or else no more can grow. Where do you think they COME FROM

[a10fjet]

saguaros are much cooler than those other cactuses, with the flat stems. I hate those, thats the only cactus that grows naturally over here in west texas

[ArtisticwithaK]

There's something about the Saguaro that I love.

[azurescens420]

You should've pushed one of those tourists into it.

[serokserokserokserok]

holy shit thats big

[tvbibo]

This cactus is located in the garden of Carefree hotel/ resort in Carefree, Scottsdale AZ.

[Animehem]

@Greeny1hit1the1sign my mistake it looks like arizona to me i apologize

[Greeny1hit1the1sign]

@Animehem this was in Juarez Mexico trust their is no law over there.

[Animehem]

@Greeny1hit1the1sign it is illegal in arizona to do that you know