As I was walking up the driveway two weeks ago, I heard something cracking. I looked all around and noticed a saguaro in our front yard, cracking at the top. Suddenly, within seconds, the top fell off along with two large arms, in a loud swoosh! I ran in the house, got Papa, and we walked around the fallen saguaro arms, wondering if we could save the remaining two arms.
Over the course of two weeks, the obviously diseased saguaro began leaking a smelly liquid substance. When I went out the front door for my morning walk yesterday, the saguaro’s skin and remaining arms had slid down to the ground. It is quickly melting into the ground. We’re sorry to lose the saguaro and hope none of our other saguaros are affected.
