Coconut trees grow slowly and are difficult to clone. Scientists at KU Leuven and the Alliance multiplied seedlings faster and conserved coconut genetic resources for the long term. This will help to ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FRANCISCO MOLINA, HEAD OF AGROFORESTRY AT MADRID'S IMIDRA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, SAYING: "We are collecting stakes from this century old oak that fell during Storm Filomena ...

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Milarch’s work is core-level conservation. Tree cloning has been around since the 1970s, and it’s a meaningful approach to preserving at-risk species. The sequoias are a case in point. The ancient ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. -- The legend of California naturalist John Muir has achieved immortality. With luck, so will his one special tree. Only a seedling when transplanted by Muir from the rugged Sierra ...