Michigan lab clones ancient trees used to reverse climate change

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The Manistee sequoia came to Michigan in 1948 when a Michigan couple brought home six giant sequoia seedlings from California.

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Archangel Ancient Tree Archive clones sequoia trees and ships them around the globe to be planted.

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Archangel Ancient Tree archive uses DNA from both Manistee sequoias and California redwoods to clone the trees.

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The lab uses a cutting-edge process called micropropagation. Seedlings are placed in a special solution, and after two months, roots will grow.

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The tree archive grows sequoias to be shipped around the globe.

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A sign for the Manistee sequoia.

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The Manistee sequoias have survived along a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan for 73 years.

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