Clones from some of the tallest, oldest Redwood in the world were planted on the site by local school children creating Europe’s first redwood forest. Sure they don’t look like much yet, but when these grow, they are massive, and will surely transform into giants as the “artists impression” here shows. We did a quick turnaround video, distributed our images to local media, and created this nice little film for Eden’s social media channels.
The planting also marked Eden’s fifteenth birthday, and Sound View Media has played its part in documenting their story over that time. A partnership between the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK, and Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA), based in northern Michigan, USA has resulted in this historic planting.
Redwoods Cornwall originate in Oregon and California
The coast redwood trees were sent over from AATA to Cornwall as cloned saplings and have been grown on. They grow naturally in Oregon and California so should thrive in Cornwall’s mild, damp climate. Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit has worked closely with AATA Co-founder and celebrated tree champion David Milarch on the project to establish Europe’s first old-growth redwood forest. A year ago the two men dug in the first sapling to signal the start of the partnership.
Sir Tim said: “We are breaking ground to plant what will become a unique collection of the tallest living things on earth. The redwoods will stand at Eden for, we hope, thousands of years to come. We are propagating these trees under the banner Giving Nature a Helping Hand.”
Among the 40 specimens being planted on Monday is one cloned from the Fieldbrook Stump, the remains of a famous northern Californian redwood which was felled in 1890 when it was around 3,500 years old.
