The New York Times January 4, 2010 By Henry Fountain
In Southern California, there is a scrub oak that has been cloning itself for at least 13,000 years. The thickeet of the species was found about 10 years ago by scientists conducting a survey of plant diversity in the region. Palmer's oak is found at higher elevations and in areas with more moisture. Researchers couldn't find any mature acorns, all they found were small, green and incapable of germinating.
I think it's pretty sweet how we found this scrub oak that has been cloning itself for 1,000's of years now. I'm glad that researchers have conducted experiments to determine whether or not it will keeep cloning or if it's going to exist.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/05clone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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