Origin
Brazil
Light
Bright indirect
Watering
Weekly
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage
Pin de Wollemi
With prehistoric fern-like foliage and bubbling bark, the Wollemi Pine is a tree thought extinct for two hundred million years.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Australia
Light
Full sun to partial shade
Watering
Weekly
Maintenance
Moderate
The dinosaur tree found in 1994
Known only from fossils over two hundred million years old, the Wollemi Pine was found alive in 1994 in a remote Australian canyon whose exact location remains a guarded secret.
Fewer than a hundred trees survive in the wild; its controlled spread in cultivation is now the species' best guarantee of survival.
"The Wollemi Pine outlived the dinosaurs to reach us."
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Styling Tip 01
Light, not scorching
It prefers bright light or cool partial shade, sheltered from harsh afternoon sun.
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Styling Tip 02
Moist, well-drained soil
Keep the substrate lightly moist and free-draining: it fears drought and standing water equally.
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Styling Tip 03
Shelter from dry wind
Protect it from hot, desiccating winds, which quickly brown its soft young foliage.
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Origin
South Africa
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Expert
Flowering
Foliage