use that genetic material to essentially clone the tree. >> each one of these little things is a tree. >> reporter: the trees are grown in this lab in michigan, nurturenurtured from sprowts, ul they're large enough to plant all over the world. >> we've literally produced about a quarter million trees at least and got them planted in the ground. >> reporter: why is it so important to do this? >> it's not for us. it's for the future. so it's a gift to the grand kids, to the kids. >> reporter: a gift they hope will continue to grow for thousands of years. chris martinez, cbs news, sierra nevada mountains. >> ninan: and that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. the news continues now on our 24-hour streaming channel cbsn at cbsnews.com. i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joining us. good night. donald trump's presidential victory.. continues at a fever pitch. "i think we are pola have forgotten wha >>> out cry across the bay area as the political debate over donald trump's presidential win continues. >> we are polarized and we forgot what it means to exchange ideas. >> this bay area high school teacher was kicked out of the classroom for comparing the president-elect to adolph hitler. why he says we