May 30, 2013 | Archiving, Collecting, News, projects-propagation, Propagating
Archangel has been tapped to propagate a tree planted in about 1898 by naturalist John Muir in order to save its genetics. The Giant Sequoia, like so many in the San Francisco Bay area, has been afflicted with a vascular fungus.
Oct 28, 2012 | Collecting, projects-collection
In January of 2010 Archangel Ancient Tree Archive made our first international collection trip. From two of the oldest remaining oak stands in Ireland we collected around 20 different Common Oak trees, all estimated to be 500-1000 years in age. The propagules from...Oct 28, 2012 | Collecting, projects-collection
Starting in 2009 Archangel Ancient Tree Archive began our Giant Sequoia project. Old growth sequoias had never been successfully cloned beyond a relatively young age of about 80 years old. We wanted to root trees that are 2-3,000 years old – and we did! Over the...Oct 28, 2012 | Collecting, projects-collection
Coast Redwoods are the tallest living things on Earth. They can reach upwards of 370 feet tall. The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive Redwood collection encompasses over 50 different old growth redwood trees from the west coast of California. We have collected and...Sep 6, 2011 | Collecting, Media
Sarah Hampson of Toronto’s Globe and Mail sees correlations between Shakespeare and Archangel Ancient Tree Archive. Read the article. The week before she wrote this reflective piece about the effect trees have on all of us ...
May 13, 2011 | Archiving, Collecting, projects-archiving
A resident of McNabb, Illinois recently donated material from his majestic White Oak (Quercus alba), which is the largest known in the state.
