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King William (Billy) pine

2018

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Oxford, United Kingdom

Athrotaxis selaginoides is as vulnerable as the lion. Fire and logging have been the major threats to this conifer, which has declined by about 40% in the last 200 years. Native to Tasmania in Australia, its name refers to William Lanne, the last Aboriginal Tasmanian. Its timber can be used for cabinet work, though most remaining trees are now within protected areas from which even dead wood cannot be taken.

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  • Title: King William (Billy) pine
  • Date Created: 2018
  • Location Created: Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay
  • Rights: University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
  • Species: selaginoides
  • Photographer: Samantha Ibbott
  • Genus: Athrotaxis
  • Family: Cupressaceae
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