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Researchers Unravel a Beech Tree Mystery
Researchers Unravel
a Beech Tree Mystery
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Researchers Unravel a Beech Tree Mystery

Trees across Europe drop their seeds at the same time, and the solstice appears to be key

(Newser) - European beech trees pull off a remarkable feat that has fascinated scientists for some time, and according to Quanta Magazine , researchers have just made a big advance in understanding it. The study, published in Nature Plants , shines light into how trees across the entire continent synchronize so they are all...

NY to Clone Central Park 'Tree-nome'

Cuttings will be replicated in lab, replanted across city

(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,...

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