Wollemi Pine

Re-discovered in 1994, 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.

One of the world's oldest and rarest trees

Scientific name: Wollemia nobilis
Family: Araucariaceae
Relatives: Kauri, Norfolk Island, Hoop, Bunya and Monkey Puzzle pines
Where discovered?: 200km west of Sydney in a rainforest gorge within the 500,000 hectare Wollemi National Park in the Blue Mountains
Discovered by: David Noble, a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Officer and avid bushwalker
Age: The Wollemi Pine belongs to the 200 million year old Araucariaceae family
Oldest known fossil 90 million years
Wild population: Less than 100 mature trees
Characteristics: Conifer with attractive, unusual dark green foliage, bubbly bark and sprouts multiple trunks
Growth habit: Fast growing in light, favours acid soils, and temperatures from -5-45°C
Size: The largest wild Wollemi Pine in the rainforest gorge is 40m tall with a main trunk of 1.2m wide

Supplied with a Wollemi Pine Certificate of Authenticity, a Wollemi Pine handbook and a sachet of Rootgrow powder.