Research Projects

There’s a great deal to learn about this rare plant, not least to ensure its survival. The Recovery Team has initiated several collaborative research projects to look at various aspects of the Wollemi Pine; and there are a number of other research projects underway.

Major research projects involving staff of the Botanic Gardens Trust, in collaboration with other institutions, are outlined here - just click on any of them to check out the latest research.

Research projects

• Tracking the Wollemi Pine through time
• Determining its age
• Wood anatomy
• Fungal associations & pathogens
• A search for genetic variation
• Monitoring the population
• Propagating the Wollemi Pine
• Seedling growth
• Seed germination
• Embryological (seed) development

Cross section of fallen trunk of Wollemi Pine showing growth rings used to determine the age of the trunk.