I have noticed that there seems to be some confusion about the name of our large tree of the Sonoran Desert. Is it a sequoia cactus or is it a saguaro cactus?
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a sequoia cactus. The Sequoia is a kind of cypress tree, most familiar to people as a redwood. The name Sequoia is usually associated with Sequoia National Park.
Th saguaro, pronounced: suh-wah-roh, is a cactus that only grows in the Sonoran desert. Central and Southern Arizona, including the Phoenix area, are located in that desert.
