https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjkkm4re518o
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A plant that went extinct in the wild has been re-introduced to the UK
mainland. We can’t tell you the exact location - it’s a secret, to keep it
safe. It’s just one small plant but with one in six species in the UK
endangered, you’ve got to start somewhere. We were there the moment pioneering
horticulturist Robbie Blackhall-Miles returned it to its native soil.
I first met Robbie at his nursery for threatened plants - tucked away in a
quiet part of North Wales.
What he keeps there is so valuable, he can’t even get it insured.
He asks me to be careful how much we reveal - there is still a lucrative market
for rare and special plants, often picked illegally, often fetching thousands
of pounds.
“There’s only 30 of those trees left in the world,” he says, pointing at a
pot."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
