Wollemia

[Starfox]

Thought I'd share my new acquisition of a Wollemi Pine here as frankly I think it's pretty cool.

Not a great deal to see really but thought some may be interested in it @AlainK mentioned one the other day.

There is lots of info on these here

WollemiPine.com - Frequently Asked Questions about Wollemi Pine.

This page answers many of the frequently asked questions about the Wollemi Pine.

www.wollemipine.com

wiki is not bad either.

Wollemia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It came pretty loosely packed in soil so I'm going to find a bigger pot for it and have it as a patio plant. Maybe if I can be successful propagating it I would probably try bonsaiing one of the babies but really I just want to keep it alive and enjoy it for what it is.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Very cool tree! I've read about these - awesome that you were able to find a specimen!

 

[Starfox]

Very cool tree! I've read about these - awesome that you were able to find a specimen!

Yeah they are definitely interesting, thought to be extinct and only found in the fossil record until someone stumbled across a small patch in 1994.
There are only less than a hundred left in the wild so they are a special tree. Like I said keeping it alive is a priority.

I had been looking for one for a while but most of Europe seemed out of stock the last year or so. I was on a mailing list for when they came back but never received a heads up. Then they were mentioned in another thread which reminded me to check and sure enough they were in so I snapped one up.
Pricey but I have paid more decent pre bonsai stock so it wasn't too much.

 

[AlainK]

awesome that you were able to find a specimen!

It must be available in California too, though they're very pricey everywhere: a good part of the money goes to maintening the species and nature reserves in Oz.

Here you can order a 20-30 cm tall one online for about 100 €, about $120 I guess. Very expensive, that's probably why one that there is a city park, about 2 metres tall now is not labelled

 

[hemmy]

They have one at the Huntington Gardens. It’s outside the Conservatory, you walk right past it for Bonsai-a-thon! It’s the only one I’ve ever seen.