saguaro cactus
Said to be the largest cactus in the world, having a well-defined trunk at least 50cm in diameter, a height of at least 10m and typically a crown of first order branches (see branch order). The saguaro cactus is therefore arborescent.
This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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