Posted by
Metrosideros (Puna, HI - Zone 10b) on Feb 15, 2015 7:18 PM concerning plant:
Quite notably, the rarest tree on Earth.
It was saved by Ranger W.M. Giffard in the late 1920's from a single dying tree in the wild.
He produced four trees from seed at his country home. From these the National Park Service has produced cuttings and gotten more than a dozen trees cultivated in Kipuka Pua'ulu (Bird Park) & Kipuka Ki in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
The National Park Service continues to cultivate the tree, keeping it from extinction.
