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title: "Desert Botanical Garden, Arizona — GetMap"
description: "A cactus forest grows beside the city. Giant saguaro cacti rise along paths through the Sonoran Desert, joined by prickly pears, agaves and ocotillos…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJIZ4tCFMJK4cRF10FJZ3pXCE
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# Desert Botanical Garden

A cactus forest grows beside the city

Nature · 🇺🇸 Arizona · one place, one stop

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Giant saguaro cacti rise along paths through the Sonoran Desert, joined by prickly pears, agaves and ocotillos. The garden keeps these plants in the landscape where they naturally grow, so the trails pass through living desert rather than rows of planted beds.

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