(15 Aug 2024)
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Washington – 15 August 2024
1. Various of horticultarlist Piper Zettel holding five cloned seedlings on Stumpy the cherry tree in a greenhouse at the National Arboretum
2. Close of a Stumpy clone
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3. Wide of a Stumpy Mascot near Stumpy the cherry tree at Tidal Basin
4. Close of cherry blossoms on Stumpy the tree, Washington Monument in the background
5. Pan from crowd taking pictures to Stumpy the tree
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Townsend, Trust for the National Mall, President & CEO:
"And what’s beautiful about what’s happening to Stumpy is that it’s being rejuvenated. It’s being turned into mulch and seedlings for future trees. And that’s the purpose. It’s this ongoing cycle of tree life."
7. Wide of the greenhouse where the cloned seedlings of Stumpy stay
8. Zoom in on Stumpy clones
9. Wide of Tidal Basin with paddle boats and the U.S. Capitol in the background
10. Various of workers beginning construction on the seawall rehabilitation project by driving the first 90-foot piling into bedrock
11. Various of weathered and sunken seawalls near Tidal Basin
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeff Reinbold, National Mall & Memorial Parks Superintendent:
"The original seawall probably has been slowly sinking from the beginning. It wasn’t anchored to bedrock. And believe it or not, by now, some areas around the Tidal Basin have sunk by as much as five feet… So we started to try to address this issue about 25 years ago. It is expensive. Work contract for this project alone is $113 million."
13. Zoom in on sign about effort to rebuild the seawalls around Tidal Basin, including pictures of flooded walkways
14. Various of piling going into the ground
15. Mid of construction workers looking on
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16. SOUNDBITE (English) Chuck Sams, National Park Service Director:
"When we look at how climate change has affected the capital area in the Potomac River, in the Anacostia, we’ve seen 13in of rise of sea level here. And yet through that, I think stumpy was a great example of resiliency. And we continue to work with the National Park Service with the Inflation Reduction Act, Great American Outdoors Act, to put these dollars on the ground so that as we work through the issues of climate change, we’re not just doing mitigation and adaptation, but the resiliency will show through."
17. Mid of construction workers looking on
18. Tilt down on piling in the ground, workers high five
19. Various of Stumpy clones inside greenhouse
STORYLINE:
IN A TREE-MENDOUS STORY OF SURVIVAL, HORTICULTURISTS AT THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CLONED STUMPY, A STUNTED AND GNARLED CHERRY TREE AT TIDAL BASIN THAT BECAME AN UNLIKELY SOCIAL MEDIA CELEBRITY BEFORE BEING CUT DOWN WITH MORE THAN 100 OTHER TREES EARLIER THIS YEAR.
Catherine Townsend, Trust for the National Mall, President & CEO:
"And what’s beautiful about what’s happening to Stumpy is that it’s being rejuvenated. It’s being turned into mulch and seedlings for future trees. And that’s the purpose. It’s this ongoing cycle of tree life."
THESE FIVE YOUNG SEEDLINGS ARE GENETICALLY IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL STUMPY, AND COULD BE RETURNED TO THEIR PARENT’S HOME IN THE COUPLE OF YEARS, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A MASSIVE SEAWALL REPAIR PROJECT THAT WILL FIX SIDEWALKS AND PREVENT FLOODING.
Jeff Reinbold, National Mall & Memorial Parks Superintendent:
Chuck Sams, National Park Service Director:
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