Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Wollemi pines

Wollemi pines were thought to be extinct until 1994 when a park ranger stumbled upon some in the woods. Truly they are living fossils, dating back to the dinosaur era. Today they are alive and well and growing in places like the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, where we saw them at the end of our Blue Mountains excursion. One of many botanical curiosities from the land down under.

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