Wollemi pines (Wollemia nobilis) were taught to have have disappeared arounds 3 million years ago at the close of the Devonian period.
But they were found in 1994.
Now, “They are
threatened by Phytophthora cinnamomi, a pathogenic water mold that causes
dieback, and by rampant wildfires that intermittently rage through this region
of New South Wales.”
“Following a pilot transplantation effort in 2012, the
recovery team initiated a more intensive project in 2019. Over 400 saplings
were transplanted at two sites and — due to drought conditions — the team later
hauled several thousand gallons of water to the plants in order to help them
survive. Later that year, a substantial number of the trees were destroyed by
bushfires. Only 58 saplings
made it to 2023.”
Now more trees are
being planted in area that bush fires could not kill tem off.
Source:
'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations | Live Science 28 February
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