Science on the SPOT: Revisiting Albino Redwoods, Biological Mystery

Video on Feb 23, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Biology, Environment
Science Education Collections: HS Biology

 Albino Redwoods Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST video and audio in the classroom.

UC Santa Cruz plant biologist Jarmila Pitterman and her students are studying rare albino redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains to better understand the inner workings of these unusual plants. By learning how albino redwoods survive, they may unlock some of the mysteries of how redwood trees live and how they will weather things such as disease, drought or climate change.

Additional Links

• Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
• Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT: Albino Redwoods, Ghosts of the Forest
• UC, Santa Cruz Physical & Biological Sciences
• Producer's Notes: Science on the SPOT Revisiting Albino Redwoods
• Redwood Regeneration