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NY to Clone Central Park 'Tree-nome'

Posted Jan 11, 08 4:46 PM CST in US,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Arborists and geneticists are collaborating on a project to bring 1 million new trees to New York's gritty streets by 2016. They won't be entirely new, though, Newsday reports. Cuttings will be taken from several species in Central Park, then shipped to an Oregon lab where they will be cloned, raised, and ultimately returned to the five boroughs.

Parks officials chose nine tree species—including the European beech, a Central Park staple with soft bark that's perfect for carving initials—for their "historical and environmental significance," the department said. "We see this cloning effort as a really great way to bring historic trees to every neighborhood in the city," said the director of the New York Restoration Project.
Source: Newsday

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Tree expert David McMaster points to a 110-foot tall tulip poplar that will be cut down and may be used for cloning with some 25 "historical" trees in Central Park in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Tree expert David McMaster surveys the trunk of a tulip poplar that will be cut down and may be used for cloning in Central Park in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Some 25 "historical" New York City...   (Associated Press)
This 100-year-old European beech on Central Park's Cherry Hill, shown Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, was chosen by city officials as the first of 25 "historical" trees to be cloned as part of a plan to add...   (Associated Press)
Tree expert David McMaster holds budwood from a 100 year-old beech tree in Central Park in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The tree is the first of 25 "historical" New York city trees to be cloned...   (Associated Press)
A young man walks by a 100 year-old beech tree in Central Park in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The city of New York has contracted a Connecticut-based tree company to snip off 6- to 12-inch sections...   (Associated Press)
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