26 photos of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirkiest saguaros
These unique saguaros march to the beat of their own spiny drums.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

You can find this crested saguaro near the entrance to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-Sonora Desert Museum.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A rare crested saguaro stands on a slope above the Pima Canyon Trail.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This crested saguaro beside Old Main on the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ campus appears to be signaling a touchdown.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This photo was taken in Ironwood Forest National Monument, west of Marana.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A Gila woodpecker prepares to pop into its nest on a crested saguaro at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Botanical Gardens, Tuesday, June 1, 2004.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This cactus was spotted west of Green Valley.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A little saguaro has found its niche between a rock and a hard place along the Esperero Trail in Sabino Canyon.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

Many saguaros make a big thing of symmetry and perfect form. And then there's this one.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

Distant finger rock is framed by the almost circular strands of a dead saguaro.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A Saguaro the looks like a dinosaur (Tyrannosaurus Rex) near Ridgeside Drive near Sediment Drive on Jan. 21, 2013.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

An old multiple arm saguaro appears to ready to topple over Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 near Teal Blue Trail and Moore Roads.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

Scenery along the Valley View Overlook Trail at Saguaro National Park West on Dec. 15, 2010.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A saguaro appears to embrace the sunset in Sabino Canyon along the final stretch of a hike on the Phoneline Trail. Photo taken January 10, 2015. Doug Kreutz / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A crested saguaro with numerous arms soaks up the sun on the city's northwest side. Crested saguaros are quite rare happening only 1 in 10,000.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This saguaro, along the Mica View Trail at Saguaro National Park east of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, was leaning at a precarious angle before it fell to the ground in early 2015. Photo by Doug Kreutz / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This cristate, or crested, saguaro in Sabino Canyon near ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is putting on a good bloom. Photo taken June 3, 2014. Photo by Doug Kreutz / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A rare crested saguaro in Sabino Canyon near ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has plenty of blooms and buds this spring. Photo taken June 3, 2014.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A prickly pear cactus is growing out of a saguaro in the Desert Garden area along the Bajada Loop Nature Trail in Sabino Canyon northeast of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A Saguaro cactus on Soldiers Trail Road that looks like an elephant in 1973. The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Citizen called it a "Saguarontosaurus." "This spiny antecedent of the ponderous pachyderm stalks the desert east of town," the newspaper wrote. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Citizen file
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A fountain shaped like a saguaro cactus stands in front of a real cactus at a home in Dove Mountain on Aug. 31, 2010.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

Saguaros stand against a sky of patchy clouds Thursday afternoon on July 31, 2003 at Saguaro National Park near ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A rare tri-crested saguaro seems to be waving in the Tortolita Mountains on Jan. 3, 2002.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A saguaro wears a bikini outside a Pizza Hut at East Sunrise Drive and Swan Road June 17, 1997.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

This rider has a cute little Saguaro cactus with a golf ball hat on his helmet during El Tour de ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ on Saturday November 19, 2011, in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A rare crested saguaro cactus stands on the land of the 2,073-acre Green Valley preserve Oct. 7, 2007 in Green Valley, Ariz.Ìý
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s quirky saguaros

A prickly pear cactus and another cactus grow out of one of the scars on the side of the transplanted saguaro Monday Sept. 9, 2002.Ìý