Wollemi Pine

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  1. Slinky

    Slinky Gardener

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    Today was the first time I,ve ever seen one,wow what a living bit of History. I am now going to save up as they are very expensive,Has anybody got one???:D
     
  2. Marley Farley

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    :thumb: They are fantastic aren't they.. I have seen the outdoor one at Kew a couple of years ago.... Did you get to see the series about Kew gardens slinky as the tree chap went to Australia to see Kathy Offord & collect the ones they now have there at Kew.. It was fantastic to see so many young trees of something they thought was extinct...!! All under lock & key I might add... :)
    :thumb:Seen this.??

    http://france.wollemipine.com/news/Tree_Chic.php

    & this

    http://www.wollemipine.co.uk/
     
  3. Kandy

    Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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    Hi Slinky,we saw some for sale last month at one of the garden centres we visit.We heard about them the other year and I think they are from stock which was thought to be extinct but was found somewhere in Australia I think it was,but cannot remember the exact details.The plants we saw had their own certifiacte of Authenticity and a price to match:D
     
  4. Slinky

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    Cheers for the links Marley and Kandy the ones i saw had the same authenticity tag with a price of £100:eek:

    Time to start saving or hope i win the lotto ;)
     
  5. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    In a few years we will be using them as hedging, I'll bet.:D

    Wonder if it clips well.

    The new leylandii perhaps.
    I believe Dawn Redwood was once thought to be extinct.
     
  6. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    I am not sure if I would actually like the plant without the story ? :confused:

    I'd prefer a nice yew tree if I am honest:eek::)
     
  7. Slinky

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    Thats one Expensive hedge pete:eek:
     
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    Aesculus Bureaucrat 34 (Admin)

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    i've seen a small one of those in an isle of wight nursery for roughly £100 although you can get them cheap for about £75.00 if you shop around
     
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    Seen them here also for £100, seems the set price.
     
  10. Tropical_Gaz

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    Interesting story, but really its all very clever marketing, as its fairly easy from cuttings, hence every garden centre has a few.

    Im with BM on this, if it was a tenner with the other pines/fir trees id not give it a second look, but with a tag of dinosaurs etc the world laps it up. The cage thing Kew did helps the story grow!
     
  11. garden_fiend

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    I've got one. (Didn't buy it myself I might add). My colleagues bought it for my 50th birthday (not sure if it was a hint about getting old)!
    I've had it since last October. It's in a large pot and looking a bit sick. Yellow leaves look very unhealthy. Gave it some tomato feed yesterday. The book that came with it suggested this. Not sure what I'm going to do with it if that doesn't work.
     
  12. ANDY WILSON

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    Well youre a cheerful one arent you.
     
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