The tree in Humboldt , California , was felled in last year at behest of Lord Astor . It became known as the Fieldwood Stump and has since attracted tourists . Scientists at the Eden Project collected cuttings from its wood 1890 . They have planted 10 clone saplings in nursery in St Austell , Cornwall . Activists say cloning more redwood trees could help battle climate change .
The tree in Humboldt , California , was felled in 1890 at behest of Lord Astor . It became known as the Fieldwood Stump and has since attracted tourists . Scientists at the Eden Project collected cuttings from its wood last year . They have planted 10 clone saplings in nursery in St Austell , Cornwall . Activists say cloning more redwood trees could help battle climate change .