75 Cloned Redwood Trees To Be Planted In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA —Seventy-five coastal redwood tree saplings will be planted Friday morning in San Francisco's Presidio to help alleviate climate change.

A team from the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive will plant the saplings, which are clones from five local tree stumps, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Organizers said the trees will be highly resistant to wildfires, disease and pests and can gather water from fog.

Organizers said each redwood tree can remove up to 250 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over its lifespan, compared with one ton for more average trees.

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— Bay City News; Photo of redwood trees at Big Basin Redwoods State Park by Bea Karnes, Patch