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Wild Kratts

Butternut Tree

Join the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combining science education with fun and adventure, while traveling to animal habitats around the globe. Ages: 6-8 Educational Goal: Science

Butternut Tree

Season 7 Episode 20 | 26m 25s | CC

Martin and Chris stumble upon a rare and endangered seedling of a butternut tree. While looking for its parent tree, they only discover dead and broken ones. Finally, they find a big healthy tree and begin a Creature Power Investigation into why some of the trees are dying and some aren’t. Could genetic coding be the answer?

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