Bud is a photograph by Henry Kowalski which was uploaded on February 19th, 2015.
Title
Bud
Artist
Henry Kowalski
Medium
Photograph
Description
From tiny buds big arms do grow.
This Saguaro must be 65-75 years old for it to sprout an arm.
It does so to increase its chances of reproduction i.e. more flowers, more seeds.
The most arms ever seen on one Saguaro: 50!
The arms turn upright and can make the cactus up to 60 feet tall.
The Saguaro's spines create shade to help it with the desert's extreme heat .
The pleats allow it to expand when its roots guzzle fresh rainwater.
In one rainfall a Saguaro can take in 200 gallons of water.
And the waxy surface slows down the loss of that water.
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February 19th, 2015
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Comments (45)
Garvin Hunter
Wow!! Again Henry you have blown me out of the water. Love the detail, the vertical lines in the background and tremendous subject in the foreground. Awesome work. Sharing on Twitter, FB and G+
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