[Taxacom] Australian wollemi pines dodge a bullet (this time)

[Kenneth Kinman]

Dear All,
       The wild population of Wollemi pines is probably more vulnerable to disease than it is to fire ("Detection of Phytophthora multivora in the Wollemi Pine site and pathogenicity to Wollemia nobilis"; see weblink below).  It is no doubt easier put out a fire in the area than it is to eliminate fungal pathogens.
        Thankfully these trees are now being grown throughout the world (I noted on Taxacom that they were first available for public sale in the USA in 2006; see weblink below).
                              ----------------Ken Kinman

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272092497_Detection_of_Phytophthora_multivora_in_the_Wollemi_Pine_site_and_pathogenicity_to_Wollemia_nobilis

http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/pipermail/taxacom/2006-October/108103.html

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https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/wollemi-pines-known-as-dinosaur-trees-saved-from-nsw-bushfires-thanks-to-a-secret-firefighting-mission/news-story/e22b9bc8e2ff0bafe51a95853b64a3f6
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