Common hawthorn flower and buds

Wollemi pine bud

Fullmoon maple flowers and samaras

Korean pine cone developing

Macro lens in the garden.

Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) · Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) · Fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium') · Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis)

#spring #botany #london #hawthorn #wollemipine #maple #pine

A tree that outlived the dinosaurs just did something in an English backyard that no one thought was possible.
90 million years ago, while T. rex shook the earth, a quiet species of tree was already ancient. #Wollemipine
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A cute little Wollemi pine, Wollemia nobilis, at a friend’s arboretum. It was ravaged by cows some years back but has bounced back!

#wollemi #wollemipine #wollemianobilis #tree #stalwartplants

The Wollemi pine, often called the "dinosaur tree," was found again in Australia in the 1990s after scientists believed it had gone extinct millions of years ago.

#WollemiPine #DinosaurTree #LivingFossil #AncientTrees #ClimateChange

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“Jurassic Tree Lives Again”: 200-Million-Year-Old ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Successfully Bred in Stunning Scientific Breakthrough
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Prehistoric and Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit for First time in British Couple’s Garden One of the world’s rarest trees—a prehistoric species that dinosaurs used to snack on—is bearing fruit for the first time after a retired couple planted it in their garden years ago. Wollemi pines – dubbed dinosaur trees – date back more than 90 million years and were thought to have died out with T-Rex, but […] The post Prehistoric and Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit for First time in British Couple’s Garden appeared first on Good News Network.

Prehistoric and Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit for First time in British Couple’s Garden: One of the world’s rarest trees—a prehistoric species that dinosaurs used to snack on—is bearing… @goodnewsnetwork.org #DinosaurTree #WollemiPine #RareSpecies #EndangeredPlants #GardenLife

A wollemi pine tree grows in a rocky canyon, the canyon wall and other vegetation visible in the background. In the bottom right hand corner is a pin graphic which says 'Wollemi'

Deep in Wollemi National Park, stands the last wild stand of Wollemi pines—living fossils dating back to the time of dinosaurs. With fewer than 100 in the wild, their exact location remains a well-kept secret to protect their future. #Wollemipine #australia #botany

Meet The World’s Most ‘Safeguarded’ Tree—A Jurassic Survivor Thought Extinct Until 1994 The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age of dinosaurs.

A day late for #ReverseTheRedDay but the excitement was real when I saw a specimen of this plant, described as “the botanical equivalent of finding a small dinosaur still alive on Earth.” in the Christchurch Botanical Garden. #conservation #WollemiPine
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Took some time to weed my moss this morning. Here's my #WollemiPine Bonsai. Added some moss & a few "boulders". #AustralianNativeBonsai . (The sundews are refugee seeds from my carnivorous garden)