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BERLIN (AP) - The hunt for the perfect
Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone.
That's what German scientists are
now working on: They are searching a way to ensure that the sensitive saplings
of the popular Nordmann fir species grow into impressive specimens.
The fir is native to the Caucasus,
but is often cultivated on massive plantations in Germany.
Biologist Kurt Zoglauer of Berlin's Humboldt
University said Friday 40
percent of trees don't make the cut when they mature after 10 to 14 years. Some
are stunted by frost, while others turn out the wrong shade of green.
Zoglauer's team therefore hopes to
refine a method to clone particularly hardy and beautiful trees by 2016.
The project is supported by a German
government grant.
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