The Wollemi Pine was thought to be extinct until 1994, when specimens were identified in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. A program to conserve and propagate these trees, in the wild and in gardens, aims to preserve the species. This one is in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
It’s not the most attractive tree I’ve ever seen, but the scientists seem very excited.
A plaque commemorates the tree’s planting.
Wondering about the statue at the tree’s base?
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oh I remember this when it was in the news. Just amazing. Wonderful to see
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It’s certainly a curiousity.
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We even have some here in Cornwall now.
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https://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/blog/garden/the-wollemi-pine-a-living-fossil
Can’t say I find them the most beautiful of trees.
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I had no idea! The Cornwall one seems more attractive than the Sydney one — less scraggly.
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The Cornish ones are of course a lot younger!
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It looked very tall, nonetheless. It must like the environment!
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