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- WollemiPine. com - the official home of the Wollemi Pine.
The Wollemi Pine is one of the world's oldest and rarest plants dating back to the time of the dinosaurs With less than 100 adult trees known to exist in the wild, the Wollemi Pine is now the focus of extensive research to safeguard its survival
- Fast Facts - Wollemi Pine
This page lists the facts in brief about the Wollemi Pine
- WollemiPine. com - About the Wollemi Pine Home Page
About the Wollemi Pine Home Page- Entry point to information on the Wollemi Pine
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The Wollemi Pine will make an ideal feature tree for large gardens, and parklands, but can also be maintained in a pot on patios, verandahs and in courtyards It can be used as indoor decoration in well lit areas and tolerates air conditioning The ultimate survivor, the Wollemi Pine has proven to be hardy and versatile in cultivation
- WollemiPine. com - Frequently Asked Questions about Wollemi Pine.
The scientific name Wollemia nobilis is a reflection of the Pine's majestic qualities and honours David Noble who found the first trees in 1994 Where are they? The Wollemi Pine was discovered as a small grove of seedlings and mature trees only 200 kilometres west of Sydney (Australia) in the Wollemi National Park
- WollemiPine. com - Science: Scientific facts about the Wollemi Pine.
Sex Like its closest living relatives, the Wollemi Pine is bisexual with both female and male reproductive cones on the same tree The male and female cones are found at the very tips of the branches, with the majority of the female cones at the top of the trees
- How the Wollemi Pine was Found for web. doc
How the Wollemi Pine was found The Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) is a member of the Araucariaceae family which is thought to have existed 200 million years ago at the time of the dinosaurs It is one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees and its discovery in 1994 in Sydney’s Blue Mountains is considered to be a major botanical find in human history - akin to finding a dinosaur alive
- WollemiPine. com - Taking care of a Wollemi Pine
The Wollemi Pine produces three types of foliage depending on its age and position on the tree New juvenile frond-like foliage is apple-green and changes to a blue-green colour as the plant grows
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