Crested Saguaros

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Mohave County, Arizona


Last visited: October 2017.	Last visited: October 2017.	Last visited: March 2016.


Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: March 2016.


Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.


Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.


Ring crest. Last visited: October 2017.	Last visited: October 2017.	Ring crest. Last visited: October 2017.


Last visited: October 2018.	Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.


Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.


Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: November 2020.

Ring Crest.
Last visited: December 2020.

Yavapai County, Arizona

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First visited: July 2009 (left two photos).
Right four photos show crest dying between October 2016 and February 2020.


First visited: July 2009 (left two photos), Last visited: January 2019 (right photo).	First visited: July 2009 (left two photos), October 2016 (third photo), Last visited: November 2020 (right photo).


Last visited: January 2019.	Last visited: November 2015.
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 crested.	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.


Collapsed. Last visited: May 2010.	Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: March 2016.


Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: March 2016. Reported down February 2020.


Last visited: March 2016.	Double crest Last visited: November 2015.


Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: January 2023.


Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: February 2016.	Last visited: February 2016.


Last visited: March 2012.	Last visited: March 2012.


Last visited: March 2012.	Last visited: February 2016.	Last visited: February 2016.


Last visited: October 2012.	Last visited: October 2012.	Last visited: October 2012.


Last visited: December 2012. Down when revisited NOvember 2021.	First visited: December 2012 (left two photos). January 2019 (right photo). Last visited: November 2021.


Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: December 2012.	Last visited: October 2016.


Last visited: July 2014.	Last visited: September 2014.	Last visited: September 2014.


Last visited: September 2014.	Last visited: October 2014.	Last visited: October 2014.


Last visited: November 2014.	Last visited: February 2015.	Last visited: April 2015.


Last visited: April 2015.	Last visited: April 2015.	Last visited: April 2015.


Last visited: May 2015.	Last visited: May 2015.	Last visited: May 2018.


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Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: November 2015.


Last visited: January 2019.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: March 2016.


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Last visited: November 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.


Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.


Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: March 2016.


Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: March 2016. Down when revisited January 2023.


Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: November 2021.


Last visited: March 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.


Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.


Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.	Last visited: October 2016.


Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.


Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.


Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: March 2017.


Last visited: March 2017.	Last visited: March 2017.	Last visited: July 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: February 2018.	Ring crest. Last visited: February 2018.


Last visited: February 2018.	Last visited: February 2018.	Last visited: February 2018.


Last visited: December 2017.	Last visited: December 2017.	Last visited: December 2017.


Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2018.


Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2018.	Last visited: March 2018.


Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: December 2021.	Last visited: June 2018.


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Last visited: January 2019.	Ring crest. Last visited: January 2019.	Last visited: October 2022.


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Last visited: June 2019.	Last visited: August 2019.	Ring crest. Last visited: January 2020.


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Last visited: February 2020.	Ring crest. Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.


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Last visited: April 2020.	Last visited: April 2020.	Last visited: April 2020.


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Last visited: November 2020.	Last visited: January 2021.	Ring crest. Last visited: January 2021.


Ring crest. Last visited: January 2021.	Last visited: November 2021.	Last visited: November 2021.


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Last visited: December 2021.	Scorched by fire. Last visited: December 2021.	Last visited: December 2021.


Last visited: January 2022.	Last visited: January 2022.	Ring crest. Last visited: January 2022.


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Ring crest. Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: February 2022.


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Ring crest. Last visited: February 2022.	Two arm crests on adjacent saguaros. Last visited: February 2022.	Ring crest. Last visited: February 2022.


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Ring crest. Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.


Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.

Last visited: January 2023.

Prescott National Forest, Arizona


Last visited: February 2014.	Last visited: February 2014.	Last visited: February 2014.

Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Arizona


Last visited: October 2012.	Last visited: October 2012. Down when revisited February 2020.	Ring crest. Last visited: February 2020.

Last visited: February 2020.

La Paz County, Arizona


Last visited: November 2011.	Last visited: January 2022.


Last visited: November 2011.	Ring crest. Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Ring crest. Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: December 2018.	Last visited: March 2020.


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Last visited: February 2022.	Ring crest. Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: February 2022.


Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: February 2022.	Last visited: February 2022 (dead).


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Last visited: October 2022.	Ring crest with multiple crested arms growing out of ring. Last visited: October 2022.	Last visited: October 2022.


Ring crest. Last visited: October 2022.	Last visited: October 2022.	Last visited: October 2022.


Last visited: October 2022.	Last visited: October 2022.	Last visited: October 2022.

Gila County, Arizona

Last visited: February 2014.

Maricopa County, Arizona


Last visited: February 2013.	Last visited: February 2013.	Last visited: July 2011.


Last visited: October 2011.	Last visited: October 2015.


Last visited: September 2019.	Last visited: December 2018.


Last visited: August 2017.	Last visited: October 2012. Down when revisited February 2020.


Last visited: November 2021.	Last visited: December 2012.	Last visited: December 2012.


Last visited: February 2013.	Last visited: February 2013.	Last visited: February 2013.


Last visited: February 2013.	Last visited: June 2013.	Last visited: September 2019.


Ring crest, dead. Last visited: March 2014.	Last visited: March 2014.	Last visited: September 2014.


Last visited: October 2021.	Last visited: November 2014.	Last visited: January 2015.


Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.


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Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.


Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.


Last visited: October 2015. Reported down February 2018.	Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.


Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.	Last visited: October 2015.


Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.


Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.	Last visited: December 2015.


Last visited: January 2016.	Last visited: May 2016.	Last visited: December 2016.


Last visited: December 2016.	Last visited: August 2017.	Last visited: October 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: November 2017.


Last visited: November 2017.	Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: August 2018.


Last visited: August 2018.	Last visited: August 2018.	Last visited: November 2018 (recently fallen).


Last visited: November 2018.	Last visited: November 2018.	Last visited: November 2018.


Last visited: December 2018.	Last visited: December 2018.	Last visited: January 2019.


Last visited: February 2023.	Last visited: May 2019.	Last visited: August 2019.


Ring crest. Last visited: September 2019.	Last visited: September 2019.	Crest measures 8' 3" wide! Last visited: September 2019.


Last visited: November 2021.	Last visited: May 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.


Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: February 2020.	Last visited: May 2020.


Last visited: May 2020.	Last visited: July 2020.	Last visited: September 2020.


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Ring crest. Last visited: January 2021.	Last visited: January 2021.	Last visited: January 2021.


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Last visited: January 2021.	Last visited: January 2021.	Last visited: October 2021.


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Last visited: October 2021.	Last visited: October 2021.	Last visited: November 2021.


Last visited: November 2021.	Last visited: November 2021.	Ring crest. Last visited: January 2022.


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Last visited: January 2023.	Last visited: January 2023.

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