![]() NPS Photo NPS Photo This remarkable hardwood, with roots that may reach more than 150 feet deep into the ground, creates forests called bosques (bos-KAYS) along the floodplains of nearly every stream in Saguaro National Park. Until the early 1900s, the Great Mesquite Forest of the Santa Cruz River stretched for miles from downtown Tucson, and many hope it will one day be restored. ![]() NPS Photo |
Last updated: April 12, 2021