Redwoods

[slowp]

Doesn't CA have mandatory reforestation of timber land? With the slowdown of cutting, this seems like overkill.

Group Begins Planting Redwood Clones · EarthFix · Northwest Public Radio

 

[paccity]

got to replace the one's i take yearly i guess.:msp_rolleyes:

 

[jrcat]

Where can a guy get some redwood seedlings? I want to try to grow some here.

 

[northmanlogging]

So I didn't listen to the whole thing... Why clone them? last I heard there was still a whole bunch of living versions in some place called "Redwood National Forest" (its early may have the name off a bit). Sounds like a whole bunch of money thrown away on a pointless project. Besides don't they realize that young growing trees sequester more carbon than old growth, or are they still in denial?

I did like the part where the dude only planted 2 and gave up because its to cold and wet...

 

[slowp]

Towards the end, the reporter kind of hints that maybe the unit should not have been cut because a world's biggest Doug fir could have grown there. I guess we now grow trees to set records? Another screwed up message about forestry.

 

[northmanlogging]

And how much was spent on cloning a tree that still exists? Couldn't they find something more beneficial... like say alternative energy, or feeding crack babies, or like maybe supporting local economy, or buying a large dose of NyQuil and solving all of our problems.



I went back and listened to all of it...

 

[RandyMac]

It was nothing but a PR thing, they shared them with cities around the world, places where they will not thrive.
Cloning a Redwood is no big deal, they do it all by themselves, without any help.

http://www.currypilot.com/News/Local-News/Redwoods-go-global

 

[madhatte]

Cloning a Redwood is no big deal, they do it all by themselves, without any help.

Even if it DID need help... the technology is far from new:

Just dip and plant!

 

[forestryworks]

Stump sprouts. Enough said.