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    Watch: Saguaros are blooming — and more!

    • Apr 13, 2018
    • Apr 13, 2018 Updated Dec 6, 2018
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    Some saguaros are blooming around Tucson in mid-April, and the desert is awash with other wild color as well. Video by Doug Kreutz, Arizona Daily Star

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