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Wollemi pine (wŏl`əmī'), primitive tree, Wollemia nobilis, of the conifer family Araucariaceae, named after Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, Australia, where it was discovered in 1994. Anciently widespread on the supercontinent of Gondwanaland (see plate tectonics plate tectonics, theory that unifies many of the features and characteristics of continental drift and seafloor spreading into a coherent model and has revolutionized geologists' understanding of continents, ocean basins, mountains, and earth history. ..... Click the link for more information. ), the species was thought to have become extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period (approximately 65 million years ago). Not a true pine ponderosa pine or western yellow pine (P. ponderosa), is a hard pine second only to the Douglas fir as a commercial timber tree in North America. The white pine (P. ..... Click the link for more information. , the tree has unusual pale green, fernlike leaves, bright green female cones and brown male cones, and dark brown, corklike bark with a bubbly appearance, and can reach 130 ft (40 m) in height. With fewer than 100 mature trees in two known stands, it is one of the rarest wild plants on earth. To guard against unscrupulous commercial exploitation, the state of New South Wales has trademarked the name, limited access to the wild trees, and developed stock for the nursery market. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Wollemi pines were discovered in a canyon in Wollemi National Park in 1994. During a groundbreaking Friday to launch construction of the second phase of the garden, an Australian Wollemi pine sapling was brought in and planted inside a whiskey barrel, awaiting its turn to join the others. Named the Wollemi pine, after the huge park in which they were found, the 39 conifers are now believed to represent some of the rarest living plants on earth. |
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