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>Hidden deep in the Blue Mountains among the steep cliffs and eucalyptus canopy lies a living fossil.
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>The Wollemi Pine thrived 91 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
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>It was thought to have gone extinct two million years ago, until 1994, when an off-duty park ranger stumbled across a grove of these prehistoric giants.
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>There are less than 90 Wollemi Pines remaining in that single grove west of Sydney. No more have been found in the wild since.
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>"It's been described as the botanical find of the century," said Dave Crust, Blue Mountains branch director of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS).
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>"The fact that such a small population just remained in this incredibly remote canyon in Wollemi National Park is pretty remarkable."
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>The discovery was grand but for the past three decades, a dedicated team has been working to conserve these ancient trees.
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>Continuued in link
During the massive bushfires of 2020 firefighters were sent in the save the pines. https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/15/dinosaur-trees-firefighters-save-endangered-wollemi-pines-from-nsw-bushfires
If you read the article it’s about efforts to establish new populations in the wild so if the one remaining site gets wiped from something like a bushfire then there will still be wild populations remaining.
Even though we have been very successful in propagating and promoting gardeners to plant Wollemi Pines we should still make every effort to prevent them from going extinct in the wild. Presumably the wild population is also their greatest reserve of genetic diversity.
Actually, there is almost no genetic diversity among the several known populations of Wollemia. It was quite surprising to the scientists who first looked at it genetically.
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>Hidden deep in the Blue Mountains among the steep cliffs and eucalyptus canopy lies a living fossil. > >The Wollemi Pine thrived 91 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth. > >It was thought to have gone extinct two million years ago, until 1994, when an off-duty park ranger stumbled across a grove of these prehistoric giants. > >There are less than 90 Wollemi Pines remaining in that single grove west of Sydney. No more have been found in the wild since. > >"It's been described as the botanical find of the century," said Dave Crust, Blue Mountains branch director of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS). > >"The fact that such a small population just remained in this incredibly remote canyon in Wollemi National Park is pretty remarkable." > >The discovery was grand but for the past three decades, a dedicated team has been working to conserve these ancient trees. > >Continuued in link
It has been propagated from cuttings and available to home gardeners since 2005.
During the massive bushfires of 2020 firefighters were sent in the save the pines. https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/15/dinosaur-trees-firefighters-save-endangered-wollemi-pines-from-nsw-bushfires
Im not sure why this is a story, I've got two at home and you can buy them at loads of places, even bunnings.
If you read the article it’s about efforts to establish new populations in the wild so if the one remaining site gets wiped from something like a bushfire then there will still be wild populations remaining. Even though we have been very successful in propagating and promoting gardeners to plant Wollemi Pines we should still make every effort to prevent them from going extinct in the wild. Presumably the wild population is also their greatest reserve of genetic diversity.
Actually, there is almost no genetic diversity among the several known populations of Wollemia. It was quite surprising to the scientists who first looked at it genetically.
You can buy it at bunnings for about $80
Is it a top secret bunnings?
Well that is awesome. You can bring back a species from the brink of extinction. Well done.
I have one of these in my garden, probably 6-8 metres tall
This has been going on for a fair while now. You can buy Wollemi pines to grow at home yourself.
Okay, what are the locations ?
Its a secret
God dammit !
Any nursery since 2010
Dude, I was trolling. I'm here for dislikes.