Crested Cactuses

The tall, columnar shape of the saguaro cactus is familiar to any desert traveler. But very rarely (about only one plant in 10,000), a saguaro will grow with a fan-shaped crest of uncontrolled growth at the tip. These oddities of the plant kingdom are known as cristate (or crested) saguaros. The deformity also occurs in other species of cactus, such as the organ pipe and barrel cactus. Science has not yet fully explained why this mutation occurs; perhaps it is caused by frost damage, although many other explanations have been offered. Whatever the cause, I find the swirling shapes strangely beautiful; here are photos of the crested cactuses I have come across in my desert travels.

If you know the exact location of any crested saguaros that are not shown here (GPS coordinates preferred but not essential), please write to me at the email address at the bottom of this page.

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Yavapai County, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
Thanks to Heather O. for spotting this cactus from the road.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
This saguaro has at least 14 "Y" splits, but one of the arms in the back also exhibits a small crest so I am classifying it as cristate.
This is a rare "ring" crested saguaro, in which the crest grows in a ring around the tip of the saguaro. One side of this "ring" has grown very high, making the crest resemble a baseball mitt.

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Cristate saguaro cactus (collapsed).
Last visited: May 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus (double crest).
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.


Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.


La Paz County, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.


Maricopa County, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: October 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: October 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: October 2011.


Tonto National Forest, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
                                         
                                         
Thanks to Terry W. for giving
me directions to this cactus.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2009.
This is a rare "ring" crested saguaro, in
which the crest grows in a ring around
the tip of the saguaro. Thanks to Eileen
R. for giving me directions to this cactus.
This crest measures an amazing 10 feet 7 inches across!
Thanks to Glenn K. for guiding me to this cactus
and several others in the area.
This saguaro looks like it
sustained damage, then
continued growing as
a crested nub.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2009. Dead and decaying
when revisited in January 2012 (right photo).
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2010.

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Cristate hedgehog cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Rare crested hedgehog. Note normal hedgehog in background.
                                                                                                                 

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: August 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: October 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2012.


White Tank Mountain Regional Park, Phoenix, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.


Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.


Cave Creek, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.


Carefree, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.


Desert Foothills Gardens Nursery, Cave Creek, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.


Cactus Ranch Nursery, Morristown, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.


Saguaro Country Nursery, Surprise, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.


Sun City, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.

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Cristate cereus cactus (?).
Last visited: March 2011.


McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.


McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: September 2010.
This cristate saguaro was illegally removed from its original location, confiscated from a nursery by the Department of Agriculture, and replanted here in the Preserve.
This rare crested barrel was dead and collapsed by the time I located it; I propped it up with a stick for these photos.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.


Scottsdale, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: October 2011.
Thanks to Joe P. for guiding me to this cactus.


Fountain Hills, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2010.


Paradise Valley, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.
Cristate cardón cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.


Mesa, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Thanks to Dave P. for guiding me to this cactus.


Phoenix, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2011.


Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008 (now gone).
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008 (now gone).
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2008.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
This cactus died in December 2009, reportedly from excess rain.
This cactus is also gone, reportedly blown down by high winds.
This is now the only crested saguaro remaining at the Desert Botanical Garden.
This crested barrel is located next to one of the garden paths, but is not signed.

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Various species of cristate cactus in the Sybil B. Harrington Cactus Gallery.
Last visited: January 2011.


Estrella Mountain Regional Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: July 2011.


Phoenix Mountains Preserve, Phoenix, Arizona

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Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: December 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
                                                                                                                 
This saguaro has the most "Y" splits (at least 20!) of any I've seen, but highest tip also exhibits a small crest so I am classifying it as cristate.


Superstition Mountain Museum, Apache Junction, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008 (now gone).
Collapsed in storm October 2010.


All Arizona Cactus Nursery, Apache Junction, Arizona

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Cristate cardón cactus.
Last visited: August 2011.
The cardón is a relative of the saguaro that is native to northwestern Mexico.


Florence Junction, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: September 2010.
                                                                                                                 
This is a rare "ring" crested saguaro, in which the crest grows in a ring around the tip of the saguaro.


Queen Valley, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.


San Tan Mountain Regional Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: June 2009.
                                                                                                                 
Only one arm of this saguaro exhibited a crested shape, but the entire main trunk shows irregular patterning.
                                                                                                                 

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2011.


Pinal County, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.


Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
"Ladder" cristate.
Thanks to RGH for guiding me to this cactus.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.


Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2011.



Tortolita Mountains, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009 (left two photos),
May 2011 (right photo, dying).
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011 (left two photos),
May 2011 (right photo, dying).

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus (collapsing).
Last visited: November 2009.
Reported dying July 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Reported dying July 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Reported dying May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Reported dying May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus (triple crest).
Last visited: January 2011.
Reported dying July 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.
Reported dead and collapsed May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Thanks to Kurt W. for giving me directions
to this cactus, and thanks to
RGH for driving me to it.
Thanks to Kurt W. for giving me directions to this
cactus, and thanks to RGH for driving me to it.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus (triple crest).
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011. Reported
possibly dead January 2012.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus (dying).
Last visited: May 2011. Reported
collapsed January 2012.

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Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.


Oro Valley, Arizona
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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: May 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.


Catalina State Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2011.


Coronado National Forest, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.


Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: February 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2012.


Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
                                                                                                                 
This crested barrel was already dead by the time I visited the park to photograph it.


Bach's Cactus Nursery, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Reported gone January 2012.


University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.


Tucson Botanical Garden, Arizona

Photos by Bizarre Backroads contributing photographer John Orman.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008 (now gone).
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
The crest of this cactus was dying when this photo was taken in March 2008; within 4 months the entire crest fell off or was removed.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         


Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.


Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
One arm of this saguaro looks like it sustained damage, then continued growing as a small crest.


Tucson Mountain County Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: April 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus (dead and collapsing).
Last visited: November 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.


Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.
Cristate chainfruit cholla cactus.
Last visited: March 2008.


Saguaro National Park, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2009.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: December 2009.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
                                                                                                                 
Thanks to Bill Webber for giving me directions to this cactus.
Thanks to Bill Webber for giving me directions to this cactus.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: November 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate barrel cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.


Tohono O'odham Reservation, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.
This is a rare "ring" crested saguaro, in which the crest grows in a ring around the tip of the saguaro.


Sahuarita, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2010.
Asarco Mineral Discovery Center.
Asarco Mineral Discovery Center.


Green Valley, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2011.
This is a triple-crested saguaro. It is in the process of collapsing, affording a rare opportunity to examine two of the crests at eye-level.
                                                                                                                 


Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.


Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

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Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: March 2002.
Cristate saguaro cactus.
Last visited: January 2010.
This magnificent specimen, with a crest that spreads about 6 feet across, is located in an area that is now closed to all access, so this cactus can no longer be visited by the public.
                                                                                                                 

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Cristate organ pipe cactus.
Last visited: November 2008.
Cristate organ pipe cactus.
Last visited: March 2007.

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Cristate organ pipe cactus with crests on three arms.
Last visited: March 2007.


For artistic black & white photos of crested saguaros, go to my Grayscale Gallery.

For other types of mutant cactus, see my Not Quite Crested and Saguaros Gone Wild pages.




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