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Wollemi pine stands

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

In short

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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43.3%

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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In detail

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. / Fritz Geller-Grimm, Museums Victoria, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.5

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nick stevenson

4 years ago

Is this accurate?

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Gatis Pavils

4 years ago

Reply to nick stevenson

The location? Absolutely not. The location is secret and on the map is set very approximate place, the real one could be far from this point.

Derek

3 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.