The Saguaro #2
by Robert Bales
Title
The Saguaro #2
Artist
Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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While spending a little time in the Sonora desert I found this beautiful lonesome Saguaro with the Gila Mountains in the background.
The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.
The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, can increase its weight by up to a ton
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February 18th, 2016
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