This is an interesting development---an entire species consisting of a massive number of cloned trees. That might illustrate what might happen when there aren't enough diseases or parasites to maintain sexual reproduction in a population that has the option to reproduce asexually.

I wonder how many parasites and pests and diseases we can throw at these until they "give up" and reproduce sexually...or until some mating-obsessed whippersnapper trees crush Pandocrystal's brief but glorious reign.