How to spot a
Wollemi pine tree
The Wollemi pine tree is a majestic conifer that grows up to 130 feet tall (40 meters) in the wild, with a trunk diameter of over one meter. It has unusual pendulous foliage, with apple-green new tips in spring and early summer contrasting against the older dark green foliage.
NEWS ARTICLES
"On the world scene it's one of the most outstanding discoveries of the century."
—Dr Barbara Briggs, Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney
The Wall Street Journal: Coming to your backyard - A nearly extinct tree
September 2006
Time Magazine: Rare Trees for Sale
November 2006
The Sydney Morning Herald: Jurassic Backyard
December 2005
The Australian: Your piece of prehistory, for a price
October 2005
The Bulletin: Pine Clones
May 2005
BBC News: Tree with Jurassic roots unveiled - planting by Sir David Attenborough
May 2005
BBC News: Jurassic Pot Plants on Sale Soon
September 2003
ABC News Online: 'Extinct' tree to be released for sale
September 2003
National Geographic: Nursing an "Extinct" Tree Back to Health
March 2003
Japan Times: Scientists Cultivate Jurassic Tree Seedling
December 1994
Herald Tribune: Guess What is Towering, Prehistoric and Still Alive in Australia
December 1994
Times of London: Jurassic Era Relics Found in Remote Australia in Forest
December 1994
DOWNLOADS
Pdf Documents
Wollemi Pine Fast Facts (150K)
How the Wollemi Pine Was Found (148K)
Media Backgrounder: The Wollemi Pine (150K)
Cathy Offord Biography, Research Scientist of the Wollemi Pine (147K)