THE TREE BEFORE TIME 2 (WOLLEMI PINE)

 

Wollemia nobilis, the conifer we didn't know existed. This week we discuss the Wollemi pine, a tree before time, and its geological journey across the world. We also hear from Ian Allen from the Sydney Botanic Gardens on this tree and its questionable future. Watch your step!


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Cover art by Jillian Barthold
Music by Aves and The Mini-Vandals
Episode cover photo by SpaTTT

Additional Reading:

Wollemi-pine (Wollemia nobilis)
The Wollemi Pine: The Incredible Discovery of a Living Fossil From the Age of the Dinosaurs by James Woodford
The Wollemi-pine - Britannica
Ian Allen, Sydney Botanic Gardens
Hoyt Arboretum

 
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