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纽约：百年古树将被克隆 NYC decides to clone historical trees [ 2008-01-11 15:41 ] Tree expert David McMaster points to a 110-foot tall tulip poplar that will be cut down and may be used for cloning with  Squat, homely, dwarfed by the stately oaks and poplars nearby and unnoticed by the tourists passing in horse-drawn carriages, its a tree that only birds and nut-hungry squirrels could love. But on Thursday, the 100-year-old European beech on Central Parks Cherry Hill was the center of attention - chosen by New York city officials  它矮小平凡，旁边高大笔直的橡树和杨树让它相形见绌；坐着马车从它身边经过的游客都不会瞅它一眼，可能只有鸟儿和想吃松子的松鼠会喜欢它。 而本周四，位于樱桃山中央公园的这颗百年欧洲山毛榉树成了众人关注的焦点——它被纽约市政官员选入 25 棵首批“克隆古树”。“古树克隆”项目是纽约市政府去年公布的百万植树计划的一部分，纽约计划在未来十年内在市内街道、公园及公共场所增加 100 万颗树木。 皇后区一所中学的农业系学生们乘坐液压修树吊车抵达这颗高 60 英尺的树的顶端，从新枝上剪下 6 至 12 英寸的树枝，这些被剪下的新枝将被送往位于俄勒冈州东部的一个树木科研诊所。如果一切顺利，克隆成功的树将于两年后送回纽约种 some 25 historical trees in Central Park in as the first of 25 植。 New York, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. [Agencies] historical trees to be cloned as 公园委员会主任阿德里安?贝 纳普说：“我们的目的是改变纽 part of a plan announced last year to add a million new trees to streets, parks and public spaces over the next decade. Agriculture students from a Queens high school rode hydraulic-powered tree-trimmers buckets to upper branches of the 60-foot tree and snipped off 6- to 12-inch sections of new growth, to be sent to a scientific tree nursery in eastern Oregon. If all goes well, the genetic copies will be sent back in two years to New York for replanting. 约到处都是摩天大楼和人行道的旧貌。纽约市内有很多古 树。” 将被克隆的树包括九个不同品种。由各区林务员挑选出的所有古树的树龄至少为 100 年。这些古树有的是城市景点，有的则对当地有特殊意义。 “古树克隆”项目的合作方包括： 中央公园保护处，该私人机构 We want to break the stereotype of New York as skyscrapers and sidewalks, Parks Commissioner Adrian Benape said. New York abounds in historical trees. The target trees include nine different species. All were selected by borough foresters as historical for having existed for at least a century - either as fixtures of the urban landscape or as having special significance to local communities. City part