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Tree with Jurassic roots unveiled

A Wollemi Pine will be planted by Sir David Attenborough
A tree belonging to a type that existed alongside the dinosaurs will be
planted at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London, by Sir David
Attenborough.
The Wollemi Pine, once thought to have been extinct for 200 million years,
was recently discovered in Australia, sparking a major conservation project.

It is thought the pines populated the ancient supercontinent Gondwana in
the Jurassic Period.

The tree will be displayed at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show later this
month.

Actor Kenneth Branagh will also plant a Wollemi Pine at Wakehurst Place,
Kew's country garden in Sussex, where seeds are already preserved in the
Millennium Seed Bank.

A tall conifer, it is closely related to the monkey puzzle tree, and has
an unusual pattern of branching, with the mature foliage having two ranks of
leaves along the branches.

Less than 100 adult trees are known to exist in the wild and the exact
location of Wollemi groves remain a secret.



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