Recent photos of toppled cacti in Arizona's sweltering heat have highlighted the struggle of native plants. Owner of Cultiva Landscaping Alfonzo Chavez explains the challenges plants encounter
TUCSON, Ariz. — Recent photos of toppled cacti in Arizona's sweltering heat have highlighted the struggle of native plants.
"Native plants are still trying to revive after the excessive heat and with the storms we've been seeing recently they're actually still suffering, but homeowners can help with how they utilize their water runoff," Chavez said. "A lot of these plants that are sitting in water like to have periods in which the root zone, so if it's always wet, it will rot and then it will topple over," Chavez said.
"Especially in these inner city areas where people want saguaros in their yards, this backfield or construction dirt isn't as filtering as saguaros would like and so there's a lot of moisture retention," Chavez said.
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