article_snippet: Scientists began last year by collecting cuttings of trees around California.
article_snippet: cuttings of trees around California were replanted in nurseries at the Eden Project in St Austell and have now grown to leg height.
article_snippet: The method of propagation is one championed by David Milarch, a former biker-gang member who founded the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in a bid to save more of the planet's plants.
article_snippet: Along with his sons Mr Milarch has concentrated on planting more sequoias and redwoods because of more sequoias ability to absorb carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas most commonly associated with climate change. '
article_snippet: trees around California are a great green hope for the future. '
article_snippet: Near the end of trees around California lives, coast redwoods put out basal sprouts in a circle around trees around California trunk. '
article_snippet: This trees around Californiafairy ring’ of clones ensures that even when the parent tree dies the parent tree’ll live on in a dozen or so sprouts.
article_snippet: It will do that indefinitely so trees around California will essentially live forever.
article_snippet: David Milarch, co-founder of the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, has been cloning redwoods for years .
article_snippet: Scientists believe cloning trees which absorb carbon dioxide at a higher rate than others will help battle climate change.
highlights_snippet: Activists say cloning more redwood trees could help battle climate change .