A new addition to our collections: ‘Wally’ the Wollemi Pine

As a botanic garden we get a few calls each week from the public wanting to donate yet another house plant that has outgrown their house. As an accredited living museum, we are very selective in accepting donations. Guided by a Collections Policy and a Collections Plan, we accept only plants that fulfill our collections priorities thereby maintaining the integrity of our collections. So, a few weeks ago when I received an e-mail from Australia inquiring whether we’d be interested in acquiring a Wollemi Pine that was to be displayed as part of an exhibit at the Denver Gem & Mineral Show, I jumped at this opportunity to expand our collections. Though we already had two other specimens in our collection (one though in declining health) the opportunity to acquire another one was not to be missed.

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