WTF Fun Fact – World’s Oldest Potted Plant

The world’s oldest potted plant is the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii) in London’s Kew gardens. The plant, which now weighs over a ton and is nearly 13 ft tall, arrived to Kew in 1775. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/oldest-pot-plant-in-world-eastern-cape-giant-cycad


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2 thoughts on “WTF Fun Fact – World’s Oldest Potted Plant”

  1. Err, I read that wrong…

    Thought it said world’s oldest POT plant, and was going to visit. Maybe try a tasty nug or two.

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  2. Bonsai trees are potted plants and I understand that there are a couple out there that are a thousand years old or more. Am I mistaken?

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