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BBC News
15 hours ago
- Science
- BBC News
'Dinosaur tree' Wollemi pine in Worcestershire has first seeds
A rare pine tree dubbed the "dinosaur tree" because as a species it is millions of years old, has produced seeds for the first time, after being nurtured for a decade in the Wollemi pine is part of Pear Tree Garden in Wichenford, Worcestershire, and bore fruit in the form of male and female cones earlier this year. Pam Thompson and her husband planted the tree, unaware of how it may "grow, die or thrive" in their garden. The prehistoric tree, first discovered in Australia in 1994, is one of the rarest trees in the world and is potentially facing extinction. Mrs Thompson told the BBC she intends to share out the seeds of the cones in an effort to get the tree off the critically-endangered list. Mrs Thompson said: "I had been keeping half an eye on a female cone for ages as I was advised they usually drop their seeds in late August early September"This year has been so unusually dry, it happened earlier," she said. "I reached up to a female cone and the seeds all cascaded into my cupped hands as I touched it. "It was very exciting actually collecting the seeds from such an ancient tree that lived when dinosaurs roamed - I shall definitely try to germinate seeds from a critically endangered tree."Members of the public will be able to visit the tree at Pear Tree Garden on Sunday as part of the National Garden Scheme. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Sustainability Times
12-05-2025
- Science
- Sustainability Times
'Jurassic Tree Lives Again': 200-Million-Year-Old ‘Dinosaur Tree' Successfully Bred in Stunning Scientific Breakthrough
Illustration of the ancient Wollemi pine, also known as the "dinosaur tree," thriving in its natural habitat (AI-generated, unrealistic). Credit: Ideogram.
