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A PBS NewsHour report on "cloning" cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. is ridiculed by the hosts. They point out that "cloning" trees via cuttings and grafting is the standard, centuries-old method of propagation for fruit and ornamental trees. They mock PBS and NPR for presenting basic agricultural techniques as high-tech scientific breakthroughs.
PBS Science Wednesday, Tree Cloning and Fruit Propagation
A PBS NewsHour segment on "Science Wednesday" reported on efforts to "clone" Washington D.C.'s cherry blossom trees. The hosts mock the report for treating cloning as a high-tech breakthrough, noting that fruit trees and grapes have been propagated through cuttings and grafting (cloning) for centuries. They criticize the PBS staff for a fundamental lack of scientific understanding regarding basic horticulture.
