Limited opportunity to buy mature Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea Gigantea) in USA/ Canada 

Native to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona , saguaro cactus for sale USA, this awe-inspiring cactus can live for over 200 years and can reach heights at full maturity of over 20 metres!

Despite their enormous growth potential it is exceptionally rare to find mature specimens for sale on account of the fact that Saguaros are incredibly slow growers. On average, a Saguaro will take 10 years to grow to 30cm tall from seed, 35 years to begin flowering and 70 years to develop its first iconic branch where to buy saguaro cactus in phoenix . Their crawling growth habit combined with Australia’s strict plant import regulations means that mature specimens of these beautiful cacti are practically impossible to find saguaro cactus for sale .

We have the great pleasure of being able to offer the public 25-30-year-old specimens ranging from 30cm – 100cm. All our Saguaros are grown in the ground in Australia and are well adapted to our climate and weather conditions. All cacti arrive with natural blemishes from years of growth in the elements saguaro cactus for sale .

Every month we select certain plants that will be uprooted and potted for sale. This determination is made based on their current state of health and growth cycle to ensure the minimisation of transplant shock to the plant.

The saguaro often begins life in the shelter of a “nurse” tree or shrub which can provide a shaded, moist habitat for the germination of life. The saguaro grows very slowly where to buy saguaro cactus in phoenix — perhaps an inch a year — but to a great height, 15 to 50 feet. The largest plants, with more than five arms, are estimated to be 200 years old. The average old saguaro has five arms and is about 30 feet tall saguaro cactus for sale .

The saguaro has a surprisingly shallow root system buy saguaro cactus online , considering its great height and weight. It is supported by a tap root that is only a pad about three feet long, as well as numerous stout roots no deeper than a foot, emanating radially from its base. More smaller roots run radially to a distance equal to the height of the saguaro. These roots wrap about rocks providing anchorage from winds across the rocky bajadas

Range

Sonoran Desert of extreme southeastern California, southern Arizona and adjoining northwestern Mexico.

Habitat

Desert slopes and flats, especially rocky bajadas.

Flowers

Creamy-white, three inch wide flowers with yellow centers bloom May and June. Clustered near the ends of branches, the blossoms open during cooler desert nights and close again by the next midday. The saguaro flower is the state flower of Arizona.

The slow growth and great capacity of the saguaro to store water allows it to flower every year, regardless of rainfall. The night-blooming flowers buy saguaro cactus online , about three inches wide, have many creamy-white petals around a tube about four inches long. Like most cactus, the buds appear on the southeastern exposure of stem tips, and flowers may completely encircle stems in a good year saguaro cactus for sale .

A dense group of yellow stamens forms a circle at the top of the tube; the saguaro has more stamens per flower than any other desert cactus. A sweet nectar accumulates in the bottom of this tube. The saguaro can only be fertilized by cross-pollination — pollen from a different cactus. The sweet nectar, together with the color of the flower, attracts birds, bats and insects, which in acquiring the nectar, pollinate the saguaro flower saguaro cactus for sale .