Wollemi Pine Project

Many of you will already know that here Gondwanaland represents the supercontinent of 200 million years ago, Africa, India, Australasia and Antarctica. This is the area where our grove of Wollemi Pine has been planted.

The Wollemi Pine is a survivor from the Age of the Dinosaurs. A miraculous time traveller and one of the greatest botanical discoveries of the twentieth century.

The Wollemi Pine produces three main types of foliage depending on its age and position on the tree. New Juvenile frond-like foliage is apple-green and changes to a blue-green colour as the plant grows. Mature foliage is much more Jurassic like, featuring two rows of leaves on the branches, not unlike the spines on a Stegosaur’s back. In the colder months the foliage has a warm, bronze appearance.