Pando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically identical stems, or tree trunks, connected to a vast underground root system. Each stem is a clone of the one ...

Nestled in the American state of Utah, Pando is not just a forest; it is an extraordinary collective of thousands of trees, all sharing the same genetic makeup and interconnected root system.

Every tree in Pando is genetically identical, sharing DNA from a root system that has been growing and regenerating for tens of thousands of years beneath the forest floor. Named after the Latin ...