FRESNO, Calif. — …The Pratts sent 150 living pieces of the “First Tree” to the nursery, with hopes that they would grow into baby trees. Along the way, some were lost, but most survived. Today 100 juvenile deodar cedars from that batch are being monitored at Belmont Nursery in Fresno. All are genetically-identical to the “First Tree.”

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