The Saguaro

Giant in the Sonoran Desert

Nevertheless, plants can grow there. Besides trees and flowers, there are several species of cacti in the Sonora Desert, one of which is called saguaro.
A saguaro cactus can grow up to 15 metres high. It takes 50 years for a saguaro seed, which is the size of a grain of sand, to grow to this size.

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