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Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback
Makarand writes "BBC News is reporting that
saplings of the Wollemi Pine will go on sale
by the end of 2005. This is the only plant survivor from the Jurassic age. After it was discovered in 1994 in a single
Australian grove, the tree's home has been kept a top secret. Research to find the best way to grow the plants on a
commercial scale has now paid off and the pines are set for a return. As they grow slowly and like low-light conditions they will be marketed as indoor plants." This looks like an interesting addition to any home, even if the article's title is a bit of a misnomer.
It's from the Jurassic age? And there have been other fossils of this tree found elsewhere in the world? Doesn't this debunk the theory that Australia is a moon that fell from the sky and became a continent? Or did I misunderstand something?
i for one welcome our rare jurassic plant overlords!
Sorry kids, it's not what you thought. Take a look.
so, did they have plant pots in the Jurrassic age ?
pruning it in such a manor that the small tree appears like a miniature version of the larger tree
Where would you find a manor that big though?
(a couple sleeping in a bed)
Honey whats that roaring noise from downstairs?
Oh no, now did you to feed the Jurassic pine like I asked you to?
"You lied to me! There is a Swansea!"
Does anybody know how they taste, and how i should cook 'em?
This is the only plant survivor from the Jurassic age.... Obviously, these people haven't seen the mold under my bed.
"Much work is lost, for the lack of a little more." -Edward H. Harriman
Other plants have thrived without these Ravenous trees roaming the planet... now bringing them back will cause devastation on an enourmous scale. Dutch Elm's having to run for their lives, California redwoods huddled in fear...
and not to mention all the bably trees getting eaten up by these Pre-historic creatures from a violent and vicious past..
We need to stop the re-introduction of these trees!
Where's greenpeace when you need them!!!!
(This piece of sillyness brought to you by the letter Q.)
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
The first picture in the article has it "as seen in the Jurassic age" (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39379000/jp g/_39379242_203.jpg) --- of course the plant is IN A POT. I didn't know that before humans had the bronze age and the iron age the dinosaurs had the terracotta age.
Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.
Right. It works with some animals too.
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
This holiday season, give the gift that keeps on giving... for 175 million years.
Your accusation of thoughtcrime is based solely on doublethink...
You didn't misunderstand anything.
Australia is indeed a moon that collided with Earth. This collision killed the dinosaurs. The only thing that survived was this plant.
The moon imparts special properties to Australians. They can stand down under and not fall. And they think "sledging" is polite.
Hmm, a naturally wierd looking, naturally slow growing exotic tree... People who will make a BONZAI!!!!! out of them are people with tattoos of their butt with butt shaped tattoos on them tattooed on their butt...
Eat at Joe's.
``involved scientists dangling from a helicopter''
Admittedly, this is an exciting prospect, but to really reach its potential, I think we should test this concept with SCO execs...