The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Soar above the rugged beauty of Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona, where the iconic saguaro cacti rise from the ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, the centuries-old sacred harvest of saguaro fruit from the desert around Tucson is ...

On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Reactions to a controversial saguaro removal caught on video on a golf course in Marana highlights the importance and value of the cactus to southern Arizona communities.

Saguaro cactuses are Arizona's towering icons. However, only one holds the record for being the tallest ever measured. Here's what to know about it.

The saguaro blossom is Arizona’s state flower, and the saguaro has its own federal park in Tucson. Even on private land, you need a state permit to move them.

Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said on Tuesday.

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a harvest day in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.