The genetic power of ancient trees
2 years, 9 months ago

The genetic power of ancient trees

BBC  

The genetic power of ancient trees Jordan Siemens/Getty A man hikes beneath giant Sequoia trees Even as we discover the incredible benefits of the world's most ancient trees, we are losing them to climate change, writes Jim Robbins. Milarch's organisation, now called Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, is still cloning trees, and they are now heading to California to search for, and hopefully clone, a "lost" grove of sequoias that Milarch believes may set a new record for size. Ethan Swope Jesse Ketchum from Archangel Ancient Tree Archive plants a sequoia The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive's philosophy is that while these 2,000-year-old trees can't move, their genetics can. "These ancient trees represent individuals that established and survived through long cycles," says Chuck Cannon, co-author of the study and the director of the Morton Arboretum's Center for Tree Science in Illinois. That's why he thinks Archangel Ancient Tree Archive's cloning of old growth trees matters so much.

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Protection of ancient trees an act of pride for ranger
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Protection of ancient trees an act of pride for ranger

China Daily  

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Can 2,500-year-old sequoias be saved by 25-year-old climate activists?
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LA Times  

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Genes to regrow forest of ancient giants from a rare Florida tree

Live Mint  

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