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Blooming Joshua Trees Wow Watchers, Surprise Scientists

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It's been an incredible spring for Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert. The strange, gangly desert plants are in the last stages of an unusually rich and widespread bloom. Some desert biologists say they've never seen such a spectacular year -- but they don't agree on why it's happening.

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