Cottonwood trees in Empire Gulch in the Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

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Cottonwood trees grow in the Empire Gulch in the Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area, a riparian area in the grasslands of southern Arizona, USA, north of Sonoita.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Empire Gulch, Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Norma Jean Gargasz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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