Saguaros toppling over in extreme heat

The extreme heat is taking a toll on the cacti.

[@The_Savage_Wombat]

The plant had weak spots. Watering it caused the areas above those weak spots to absorb a lot of water and become very heavy, eventually splitting it apart. Not sure what could have been done other than closely monitoring the diameter of its limbs to make sure they were not swelling from too much water.

[@jaywood13]

You can see they are over watering it. It's hasn't been a hot summer this year.

[@jaywood13]

You can see the hose

[@TheDylanJoyce]

In other news: a cactus fall over! Over you...

[@dianehickman5960]

Why would you use black decomposed granite inn you yard with a saguaro It will increase the heat But, it was looking old in the shared pre fall images

[@bentleycoupe7969]

I miss Arizona even with the heat in all Such a beautiful state

[@akirk1796]

Shouldn't have watered it. You can do more damage by giving it too much water. The ones out in the open and in our yard are doing okay. They are skinny, but surviving.

[@gotaliveone6448]

Did it fall because of the heat or the saguaro was just old?

[@oldhickory4686]

Maybe you shouldn't have a hose watering it. I know forget about those pesky facts, and keep the clamato agenda going, and "Trust the Science".

[@cjlarson4553]

Needs deep watering. Too much heat from gravel yards…plant a bush by the saguaro. Also they might be old and just dying

[@pistolpete4986]

Wow!! Your mom was amazing. So are you for planting another one!!!

[@shrugg6593]

Smashing records? Can you just read the teleprompter without the idiotic editorializing?

[@knighttoking7926]

Not a new thing.

[@WaldoG-b9j]

Water them

[@Mr.Spanky]

I moved to Denver because I couldn't breathe because more people in Mesa were driving then 20 years ago I walk from the superstition Foothills to West Phoenix I don't use the car I'm Cherokee and I just walk because it's natural I can't understand why you people can't walk that far the state needs TLC I find all those glass buildings on the Verde River disgusting