‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?
- Posted on February 19, 2025
- By The Guardian
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‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?

Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a return