An Oro Valley family is thankful nobody was hurt after their neighbor’s Saguaro cactus fell onto their cars in the middle of the night, crushing them.
Last week, I spoke to a horticulture expert on some stress Saguaro cacti might be experiencing during this drought.
Lori Pettijohn reached out, hoping to get some answers. “Is this something people have to start worrying about?”
Pettijohn explains her neighbors had planted the Saguaro about 30 years ago, and thinks it was about 15 feet tall. A grown, hydrated Saguaro can weigh between 3,200-4,800 pounds…