Wollemi Tree For Sale

It was only discovered in 1994, in a rain forest west of Sydney, Australia. Only about 100 trees are believed to exist in the wild. Wollemi pine has been on display in botanical gardens for over a decade and is available for purchase through some, limited retailers in the USA.

How fast do Wollemi Pines grow?

As a young plant, up to 18 months of age, a Wollemi Pine can grow half a metre a year perhaps reaching a height of 20m in its lifetime. A mature plant will grow around a metre a year.

Where can I buy Wollemi Pine?

The Wollemi Pines grow in the Wollemi National Park, north-west of Sydney, the state capital of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The park covers about 500 000 hectares and is the largest wilderness area in the state - a very rugged mountainous region of ridges, cliffs, canyons and undisturbed forest.

How rare are Wollemi Pines?

Today, only 200 of the trees exist in their natural environment — all within the canyons of Wollemi National Park, just 100 miles west of Sydney. The trees are so rare that they were thought to be extinct until 1994.

Can I grow a Wollemi Pine?

The Wollemi Pine grows equally well as a garden or potted specimen. Whilst the growth rate is slightly slower in a pot, they can be maintained easily and for many years.

Can you buy a 20 foot tree?

Evergreen trees 13-20 feet tall are $1395.00 each. This cost includes tree, delivery, planting, initial watering and mulching and a 1-year warranty. We will also provide detailed advice on care of tree.

How long does a Wollemi Pine live?

Wollemi pines live for an extremely long time, some of the oldest living trees around today are thought to be between 500 and 1,000 years old.

What is special about Wollemi Pine?

The Wollemi Pine is one of the world's oldest and rarest tree species belonging to a 200 million-year-old plant family. It was known from fossil records and presumed extinct until it was discovered in 1994 by a bushwalker in the Wollemi National Park just outside Australia's largest city, Sydney.

Why are Wollemi Pines endangered?

The Wollemi Pine is considered to be endangered due to its extremely restricted distribution, the very limited number of adult individuals and its very slow rate of recruitment of new genetic individuals. It is also currently threatened by dieback from the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.

How long does it take for a Wollemi Pine to produce seeds?

Fertilisation happens approximately one year after pollination, several months prior to cone maturation, in late summer and early autumn, when seed and bract scale are shed. You will notice that the timeline from observation of the male and female cones to collection of seeds is quite long, over several years!

Is the Wollemi Pine endangered?

Critically Endangered Wollemia nobilis / Conservation status

How old is the oldest living Wollemi Pine?

It may have been hundreds, or perhaps thousands of years since it was a seedling! By counting the growth rings from cross-sections of the trunk and combining this with carbon dating, the best estimate for this sample trunk is about 350 years old. This means that this trunk started growing around 1650!

What is the rarest tree in North America?

One of the World's Rarest Trees The Florida Torreya grows among the bluffs and ravines of Gadsden and Liberty Counties, in Florida. The Florida Torreya (Torreya taxifolia) was discovered here in around 1835 by Hardy Bryan Croom, an early botanist.

What is the rarest tree in the world?

The world's rarest tree is Pennantia baylisiana, also called Three Kings Kaikomako. It was near extinction because the only remaining specimen was female and could not reproduce. However, botanists found viable fruits and planted them within botanical gardens around the world to save it.

What is the rarest Pine tree?

The Torrey pine is the rarest native pine in the United States and, possibly, the rarest pine in the world. It only grows naturally in two places. One is here on Santa Rosa Island and the other is near San Diego.

What is the fastest growing pine tree for privacy?

Eastern white pine and green giant arborvitae are some of the fastest-growing evergreens. Each add on about 2 feet every year!

What is the fastest pine tree to grow?

Check out these fast-growing evergreen trees that are hardy and stunning.

• Norway Spruce. Picea abies.
• Green Giant Arborvitae. Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green' ...
• Leyland Cypress. x Cupressocyparis leylandii. ...
• Eastern White Pine. Pinus strobus.

What is the fastest growing native Australian tree?

Moving away from gums, the blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is one of the best fast-growing garden trees as it is evergreen, narrow and quick off the mark. This prettily named tree comes from the rainforest and does indeed have blue berries.

What is the largest size tree you can transplant?

Depending on the size of the machine, trees up to 50 feet tall can be successfully transplanted. You'll need to find a professional to do this for you.

Do Big trees increase property value?

Towering trees on your property provide more than beauty -- they increase the value of your home. Several recent nationwide surveys show that mature trees in a well-landscaped yard can increase the value of a house by 7 percent to 19 percent.