#Cloned Giant Redwoods Planted Around World California's giant redwoods will now be found in six foreign countries. A new nonprofit group is shipping 18-inch (46 centimeters) saplings of the trees for people to plant to help fight deforestation and climate change according to USA Today. The trees are actually clones of enormous redwoods that were cut down more than a century ago. But these hardy trees have kept sprouting shoots from which these trees were cloned by Archangel Ancient Tree Archive a nonprofit group spearheading the project. This is a first step toward mass production David Milarch the group's cofounder told USA Today. The trees will be planted today (April 22) Earth Day in Australia New zealand Great britain Ireland Canada Germany and the United states. The idea is that these trees amongst the largest on record are genetically superior to other redwoods (though some scientists disagree). And if all goes right their descendants will grow large one step toward creating forests and consuming carbon dioxide. We need to reforest the planet; it's imperative. To do that it just makes sense to use the largest oldest most iconic trees that ever lived Milarch was quoted as saying. Email Douglas Mainâ or follow him@Douglas main. Follow us@livescience  Facebookâ or  Google+Â
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