Ancient Welsh Oak Cloned

[ScottF]

Interesting article on cuttings being successfully taken from an ancient oak not far from us which failed last year.

 

Big up to Wrexham TO Moray Simpson being part of the team that did the work.

 

BBC News - Fallen Pontfadog oak gene plan moves a step forward

[David Humphries]

Fine project thanks for posting Scott

 

had been following it on uktc but not sure what the provenance of the 'other' root stock was?

 

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[Gary Prentice]

Have you a link to the uktc thread David?

[Graham]

Interesting article on cuttings being successfully taken from an ancient oak not far from us which failed last year.

 

Big up to Wrexham TO Moray Simpson being part of the team that did the work.

 

BBC News - Fallen Pontfadog oak gene plan moves a step forward

 

Moray's a good un. Also to Rob McBride too and all others involved.

[ScottF]

It'd be mighty interesting to look into the genetics of some of these super-veterans since so many of the veteran oaks grown in wood pastures, for example, that we'd think of as of local provenance were in fact grown from "improved" continental stock since at least the 16th century for making galleons out of and suchlike.

 

As for the rootstock I'm not sure. I'll email Moray and pick his brains (a hands-on tree officer if ever there was one). My understanding of the article was that the grafting was a stop-gap measure to keep the genes going until new trees could be bred from it.