Wollemi Pine TreesI remember when the Wollemi Pine trees first became available to the public. I had waited months for the opportunity to get mine, in fact I had it the same week of the release. Little could I have known what fate awaited it.
We went through the process of replanting it back into its original pot. I placed it on the table top to make sure it was away from the dogs and checked on it several times a day for quite a while. But it became obvious the shock had been too much, there was little I could do. The lower branches started to go brown and that moved up the trunk until all of the branches were brown and crispy, the top had drooped sadly onto its side. There was no hope left for little WP I am sad to say. We have seen enough CSI TV shows and reconstructed the scene of the crime. We feel sure it went down like this. 1. We went out which allowed the 'perps' (dogs) run of the garden unsupervised. 2. A leaf fell off a tree several miles away. The noise attracted the 'perps' attention and they fled off to investigate:) 3. In running so fast the giant schnauzer 'perp #1' (the clumsy one) knocked over the WP (the vic). 4. Both 'perps' returned to the scene after the leaf investigation - up until now there is no crime. 5. The boxer 'perp #2' (who up until now is innocent) noticed the 'vic' and thought it was a great opportunity to play. 6. In typical boxer style 'perp #2' took hold of the trunk and shook poor WP 'the vic' to death. 7. Book 'em Danno!!!!! The Wollemi Pine was capable of surviving 65 million years all alone in the wilderness. We managed to knock it off in 11 months. So, will I get another one? Yes, for sure. In the short time I had my Wollemi Pine it came to be like having another pet. They are the most amazing plant imaginable. Next time I will keep WP2 sitting on the table until it's ready to be planted into the garden.
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us it all went belly up. I came home from shopping a couple of weeks ago and noticed one of the pots lying on its side with dirt flowing out onto the ground. At first glance I thought it was a tomato plant as they were in that area. In no way was I concerned, just thought it sorta cute that one of my dogs must have knocked it over while they were rushing off into the garden on yet another 'mission'. Then it suddenly dawned on me it wasn't a tomato plant at all, and it was nooo longer cute. It was the pot WP called home - and there was no Wollemi Pine in sight.
We searched around the area and finally found one piece which came from a lower branch. That was just lying on the ground on it's own, no sight of the actual plant at that stage.
