With stands of old-growth trees under threat of fire in the United States, this planting of an ancient coast redwood in a New Zealand forest takes on new significance. The Tree Lab of New Zealand worked with Archangel Ancient Tree Archive to plant an ancient coast redwood clone.
If more organizations around New Zealand and the world joined together to support the Archangel Project, it will help create a living DNA library of trees that have survived for hundreds of years.
Read the entire article about today’s Champion Tree planting in the Whakarewarewa Forest.
