Story: Plant deal of the week
Episode: 12
Presenter: Bonnie Marie-Hibbs
Air Date: 12th November 2022

Bonnie introduces us to the Wollemi Pine as it is one of the world’s oldest and rarest plants dating back to the time of the dinosaurs!

• 150mm Wollemi Pine plus bonus book- ‘The Wollemi Pine’ by James Woodford. Acquire your piece of prehistory now!
• With less than 100 adult trees known to exist in the wild, the Wollemi Pine is now the focus of extensive research to safeguard its survival.
• It has dark green mature foliage and bubbly bark. Quite often they are multi trunked and can grow up to 10-15m however they can be kept as a stunning feature plant in a good size pot.
• Each Wollemi Pine will come with its own detailed care instructions and will arrive in a specially designed cardboard box to ensure its safe delivery.
• Here is a great opportunity to have this iconic Jurassic plant in your garden or on your patio thanks to improved propagation techniques that have secured good future stocks of this world-famous tree.
• Wollemi Pines grow to their surroundings and will be content for up to 15 years in a large pot, making this a great gift for someone special. Perfect as a potted genuine Australian Christmas Tree! Supplied as a potted plant
• The Wollemi Pine book by James Woodford is the story of the incredible discovery of a living fossil from the age of dinosaurs, and all set in our own backyard, a remote area just 200 km outside of Sydney.
• Reviewed by Australian Geographic as a ‘fascinating mix of detective story, scientific mystery and human drama’, this enthralling and riveting book details the botanical find of the century.

For more information, head to:
www.gardenexpress.com.au/shop/the-garden-gurus/