Rare dinosaur pine in Britain produces its first harvest: seeds worth thousands of dollars

Pamela and Alistair Thompson from the English village of Wichenford have become the owners of a unique 'money tree' called Wollemi, known as the 'dinosaur pine'. This tree species is one of the rarest in the world and is considered a 'living fossil' over 200 million years old. After 14 years of cultivation, the tree has produced five large cones containing precious seeds for the first time, each of which contains about a hundred seeds. The couple decided to sell the seeds at a symbolic price and direct the proceeds to charity.Meanwhile, interest in 'green burials' as an ecological alternative to traditional funerals is growing in the United States. This practice helps reduce the carbon footprint as it involves using biodegradable materials and forgoing traditional metal caskets and concrete vaults.