It was to keep anything bad from happening to the tree, which is a very rare Wollemi pine. This is a species that was thought to be wiped out more than 2 million years ago.

The Wollemi pine tree is a freak of nature. It was assumed the tree was extinct until a group of hikers came across the unusual specimen in 1994 while trekking around a canyon northwest of Sydney.

A seriously old tree. The Wollemi pine is one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees. According to the NSW Government, only 46 adult trees and 43 juveniles remain in the wild.

The Wollemi pine was thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago until it was rediscovered by a group of hikers in 1994. Now, scientists have decoded its genome to understand how it's ...

The Wollemi Pine is so ancient that it may have provided shade and sustenance to the dinosaurs. Though the tree was thought to be extinct for two million years, a small pocket of the evergreens ...

Q. I am a gardener who purchased a Wollemi pine tree (considered "critically endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature) from the National Geographic Society. I'm told it is ...

In my ramblings last week I mentioned the Wollemi pine – a tree that was only discovered relatively recently. I thought you might like to know some more about this amazing species. For a start ...

At risk were Wollemi Pines, numbering less than 100, growing in an Australian national park. Here's how they were saved from the fires.