Description
Carnegiea gigantea, commonly called Saguaro, is a large tree-like cactus that can reach heights up to 70 feet tall. This species of cactus can live for over 150 years. Once mature, the cactus will produce large white and yellow flowers. The cactus will also produce ruby red colored fruit that reach a length of 2-3 inches long.
Photo Credit: By Bernard Gagnon (Own work) [<a href=”http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html”>GFDL</a> or <a href=”https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0″>CC BY-SA 3.0</a>], <a href=”https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASaguaro_01.jpg”>via Wikimedia Commons</a>
