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Wollemi pine stands

Wollemia population after the fires in January 2020
Wollemia population after the fires in January 2020./ NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, / CC BY 4.0

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The three only existing populations of Wollemia nobilis pine in deep, inaccessible gorges with less than 100 Wollemi pines remaining. This tree was thought to be extinct 150 million years ago until it was discovered not far from Sydney in 1994.

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GPS coordinates
32.95 S 150.4 E (approximate)
Location, address
Australia and Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, Wollemi National Park (location is not disclosed)
Species:
Wollemia nobilis

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Saving the unique Wollemia population during the fires in January 2020./ NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment / CC BY 4.0
Wollemia pine in Frankfurt am Main, Palmengarten
Wollemia pine in Frankfurt am Main, Palmengarten. / Fritz Geller-Grimm, Museums Victoria, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.5

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nick stevenson
nick stevenson
4 years ago

Is this accurate?

Derek
Derek
4 years ago

Is this location accurate? I would like to view the pines from a distance, don’t plan on descending into the gorge itself.