Re: Wollemi, Attenborough, and Branagh

[Christopher Taylor <ck.taylor@auckland.ac.nz>]

On 11/5/05 8:56 am, "David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at> wrote:

>> When Metasequoias were first sold to the public (shortly after 1947),
>> how much did they cost?
> 
> No idea... though... what was done to protect the natural habitat of
> *Metasequoia*? That's the supposed use of the revenues from *Wollemia*
> sales. 
> 
    Wasn't _Metasequoia_ originally known as a cultivated plant from China?
'Natural habitat' wouldn't have been much of an issue.