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The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

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Tanisha Tucker Lohse, right, and Maria Francisco, both of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, harvest fruit from a saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.

Tohono O'odham people will continue harvesting saguaro fruit at Saguaro National Park.

Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start ...

Starting in May, O’odham families check the saguaro buds. The fruit is usually ripe by mid-June, opening a one-to-four week harvesting window until the fruit is spoiled by the first summer monsoons.

Saguaro cactus fruit grow at the end of an arm during a harvest day for the Tohono Oʼodham people in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.