Crested Saguaro #078 in Pima County, Az.

CSS007 - "Educated Crest"

Close Up

CSS007a (07-08-2004) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding>

Full View

CSS007b (07-08-2004) Photo courtesy of Ted Codding>

9 Months Later - Close Up

C0111a (04-24-2005) Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell & Pat Hammes

Full View - Other Side

C0111b (04-24-2005) Photo courtesy of Bob Cardell & Pat Hammes

4 Years Later - Full View

100_9115_mod (11-02-2008) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

Close Up

100_9118_2 (11-02-2008) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

Close Up - Other Side

100_9116 (11-02-2008) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

10 Years Later - Gone

100_7775_mod (03-28-2014) Photo courtesy of Joe Orman

Note: Crested saguaro was next to light-colored boulder behind the orange fence. From the University of Arizona's Campus Arboretum page: "If you have noticed that Old Main is finally finished with all of their renovations, you also may have noticed the absence of one of the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum's Heritage Trees the Crested Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). The specimen at Old Main was listed as a heritage tree and was a feature of numerous Campus Arboretum tours and plant walks. Due to extensive infection, the specimen toppled over after a very minor wind storm last summer. The specimen has been removed with hopes that another crested specimen ..."

This crested saguaro was replaced with Educated Crest II in 2015.

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