Saturday, July 27, 2013

Horticulturist is rooting for diseased Muir sequoia

A sequoia that John Muir planted in the 1880s is dying. Kevin Park is trying to keep at least part of it alive through cloning.



MARTINEZ, Calif. — It would be hard to equal John Muir's love for the giant sequoia, a majestic California native that can live 3,000 years and soar 250 feet high.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/eKS8W8goqBQ/la-me-muir-tree-20130728,0,2470758.story

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