A Wollemi pine, one of the world's rarest and oldest trees, has borne fruit for the first time after being planted by retired couple Pamela and Alistair Thompson in their Wichenford garden in 2010.
Known as "dinosaur trees," Wollemi pines were thought to have died out with the dinosaurs until a cluster was discovered in 1994 in Australia.
The couple's tree, now over 13 feet tall, produced male and female cones this month.
Pamela, 75, hopes to propagate seeds from the rare tree.
The Thompsons are opening their garden to the public on May 4 as part of the National Garden Scheme.
