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Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests

There's a new Gone Foresting episode just dropped in time for Christmas! Join host Elle McAllister, Jen Turner (RFS Development Manager), and special guest Chris Reynolds (Forest Research) to discuss the fascinating diversity of conifers.

By Elle McAllister · December 18, 2025

 

Beyond Spruce: Ancient Trees for Future Forests

What connects ancient fossils and NASA? What can be as soft as feathers and as sharp as razor blades? What can bring a fierce hatred from some and a fascinated passion from others? The answers may surprise you but proves that conifers are for much more than Christmas!

This episode Join Chris Reynolds (Forest Research), Jen Turner (RFS), and Elle McAllister to help break through some of the myths, new species you might not know about, and the possible trees hiding in the woods.

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"The work I'm doing is just standing on the shoulders of all my predecessors, the great names in forestry. So I'm always looking back at things that were planted in the fifties, sixties... what did well, can I use that in the future, and where should I be planting?"

Chris Reynolds, Forest Research

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