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IN THE NEWS, 4th Dec 2008
Wollemi Pine in cone at Glasnevin
A member of the Monkey Puzzle family, this tree caused a great stir in botanical circles when it was
discovered in 1994 growing in a gorge within the Wollemi National Park in the Blue Mountains, just
200km west of Sydney in Australia. The excitement was due to the fact that it matches fossils dated
to 90 million years ago, and was considered to have been long extinct.
The Wild population comprises less than 100 mature individuals, of which the largest is 40m tall
with a trunk 1.2m across. The trees went on sale in May 2007, and royalties from sales are used
to support conservation of the Wollemi Pine and other rare and endangered plant species in the
National Park.
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