AzPicLady wrote:
Along a stretch of the road into Phon Sutton, there are LOTS of saguaro, including two of my favorites. ......... One is totally gone, and the other is slowly dying. My heart just breaks for these magnificent plants. I know they're only plants. But these take hundreds of years to grow, and they are so magnificent.
When I was in Az (many moons ago) I bought a small book called "Hello There" by Ernest E. Snyder. On each page it had a photo of a saguaro and comments it could have made. I'm glad I still have this book (it's from 1979 I think). Your post reminded me of it. And, yes, they are a living thing & it's a shame to see them die.