Saguaro cacti growing through branches of foothill palo verde serving as nurse tree by providing shade and protection, Arizona


Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) growing through branches of foothill palo verde / yellow paloverde (Parkinsonia microphylla) which act as a nurse tree by providing shade and protection from the winter cold, Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA


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Photo credit: © Clement Philippe / Alamy / Afripics
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