TreeNode.Tag property and Clipboard

I am cloning a TreeNode which has it's tag set to a Class. After the clone, the Tag property is still set on the cloned treenode. However, when I place the treenode onto the clipboard and then get it back from the clipboard, the Tag property is "Nothing." How can I keep it set during a copy and paste? This is my first time working with the clipboard so let me know if any of this code is wrong. Here are the important lines I am using:

Code:

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Dim newNode As TreeNode

' Clone the selected node
newNode = tvParentChild.SelectedNode.Clone()  ' Tag property still set here on newNode.

Clipboard.SetDataObject(newNode)

Dim copiedNode As TreeNode
Dim iData As IDataObject

iData = Clipboard.GetDataObject()
copiedNode = CType(iData.GetData("System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode", False), TreeNode)

' copiedNode.Tag is now "Nothing"

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If this is working as intended somehow, how can I keep the tag properties consistent?
Thanks for any help provided.