Saguaro and Nurse Plant

Saguaro National Park

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May 8th 2010
After a leisurely breakfast, we drove over to Saguaro National Park East. We went into the visitor's center and looked at the exhibits and got the guide. There was a one-way drive with informational stops. We learned that each saguaro will produce over a million poppy-seed sized seeds in its 150 year lifespan and if only ONE grows into a new plant, the naturalists consider it successful. In order ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more