Crested Saguaro #021 in Pima County, Az.

"CSS021"

Close Up
CSS021a (08-29-2004) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Full View - Side View
CSS021b (08-29-2004) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Almost 2 Years Later - Upper Half View - Other Side
C023 (04-23-2006) Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell & Pat Hammes

5 Years Later - Full View
IMG_2040 (11-26-2009) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

Close Up
IMG_2043 (11-26-2009) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

15 Years Later - Almost Full View - Other Side - Leaning
IMG_26113_mod (12-07-2019) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

Close Up
IMG_26112_mod (12-07-2019) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

17 1/2 Years Later - Close Up - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
Lisa Mainz 1 (02-11-2022) Photo courtesy of Lisa Mainz

Close Up - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
Lisa Mainz 2 (02-11-2022) Photo courtesy of Lisa Mainz

Close Up - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
Lisa Mainz 3 (02-11-2022) Photo courtesy of Lisa Mainz

20 Years Later - Full View - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
Tohono Chul Gardens (07-26-2024) Photo courtesy of Mick Wedley

21 Years Later - Full View
IMG_0620 (09-xx-2025) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Full View - Other Side
IMG_0624 (09-xx-2025) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Close Up - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
IMG_0627 (09-xx-2025) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Close Up - Side View - Prickly Pear cactus growing out of crest
IMG_0639 (09-xx-2025) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

Full View - Wide Angle
IMG_3838 (09-xx-2025) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding

22 Years Later - Down
IMG_9561 (07-17-2026) Photo courtesy of Steve Orfanos

Close Up of crest on ground
IMG_9560 (07-17-2026) Photo courtesy of Steve Orfanos

Down
IMG_9573 (08-14-2026) Photo courtesy of Mick Wedley

Down - Other Side
IMG_9571 (08-14-2026) Photo courtesy of Mick Wedley

Close Up of crest on ground
IMG_9574 (08-14-2026) Photo courtesy of Mick Wedley

Close Up of crest on ground
IMG_9569 (08-14-2026) Photo courtesy of Mick Wedley

This saguaro, planted in this location on October 13 1997, was the longest-surviving transplanted crested saguaro known to the Crested Saguaro Society before it fell in July 2026.

Article from Tucson Citizen, October 24 1997
Tucson_Citizen_1997_10_24 Image courtesy of Ted Codding

Article from Arizona Daily Star, October 29 1997
Arizona Daily Star 29 Oct 1997 Image courtesy of Ted Codding

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