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Prehistoric Wollemi Pine at JC Raulston Arboretum

Posted by ralphw z7b-8 NC (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 29, 08 at 13:03

The J C Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh has recently added a living fossil from the age of the Dinosaurs to the new Xeric garden. The following link from National Geographic tells of the discovery of this extraordinary plant and the attempts to save it from extinction. http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/text/content/wollemi_pine_booklet_1 106.pdf

Here is a link that might be useful: Discovery of Prehistoric Wollemi Pine


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RE: Prehistoric Wollemi Pine at JC Raulston Arboretum

Thanks for posting
very interesting.
will have to look into this
a little more.

Blueangel


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