Archive
AATA Living Archives Save Genetics for Future Generations
After trees propagated by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive and grown to a height suitable to survive in the wild, they are replanted to form an archive, or a living library of Champion trees, where they can safely grow into the future and be available for further study and preservation. Even after they’re planted, these special trees need care like watering to give them the best chance to survive.
Success to date: AATA has established living archives containing hundreds of vital trees in Michigan, the first “super grove” in southern Oregon – forming an archive of clones of the largest and oldest coast redwoods. In association with our partners at The Eden Project in Cornwall, England, a grove of Archangel Champion Coast redwood trees were planted to create Europe’s first redwood forest.
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Archive Projects
Returning Redwoods to the Presidio
Archangel is honored to partner with the Presidio where we planted a grove of our ancient trees. Returning redwoods to the Presidio is a story about this effort.
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive: Copemish Nonprofit Offers Climate Change, Pandemic Solutions
9&10 News, a local tv station that serves northern Michigan, filed a terrific story about Archangel.
Arborists Have Cloned Ancient Redwoods From Their Massive Stumps
E360 DIGEST, YALE ENVIRONMENT 360, DECEMBER 27, 2018. A team of arborists has successfully cloned and grown saplings from the stumps of some of the world’s oldest and largest coast redwoods, some of which were 3,000 years old and measured 35 feet in diameter when they...