Fitzroya Cupressoides Chile 71 65 415

New Caledonia 211 (34%) of the world's 615 conifer species threatened

Araucaria angustifolia - Brazil

Araucaria angustifolia in Brazil 211 (34%) of the world's 615 conifer species threatened Of these 28 are Critically Endangered

Araucaria angustifolia - Brazil

Araucaria angustifolia in Brazil Major Threats

• Deforestation for farming • Logging • Hydroelectric schemes • Fire • Grazing • Climate change • Exotic plant pathogens • Mining

Cedrus atlantica - Morocco First conifer to go Extinct !

Widdringtonia whytei – Mt Mulanje Seed collecting in Bosnia - Picea omorika Picea omorika – Bosnia & Herzegovina Picea omorika

International Conifer Conservation Programme ‘Safe Sites’ (UK) for conifers

• Public Gardens (57) • National Trust Gardens (27) • Private Landowners (26) • Botanic Gardens (17) • Forestry Commission(8) • Parks Departments (6) • Golf Courses (4) • Hotels (4) • Hospitals (3) • Zoos (1) • Monasteries (1)

International Conifer Conservation Programme Sites

No.of No.of

Taxa Country(ies) of collections plants

accession

No.of sites

Abies cilicica ssp. cilicica Turkey & Lebanon 31 7 133

Abies cilicica spp. isaurica Turkey 37 7 152

Abies pinsapo spp. marocana Morocco 19 6 70

Abies pinsapo spp. pinsapo Spain 25 46 155

Abies squamata China 11 5 161

Araucaria araucana Argentina & Chile 46 167 1320

Cedrus atlantica Morocco 16 36 127

Cedrus libani Turkey & Lebanon 25 29 274

Chamaecyparis formosensis Taiwan 25 19 209

Fitzroya cupressoides Chile 71 65 415

Pilgerodendron uviferum Chile 44 15 270

Podocarpus salignus Chile 62 49 670

Prumnopitys andina Chile 64 58 660

Taiwania cryptomerioides Taiwan 32 22 247

Torreya taxifolia USA (Florida) 29 170 190

Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Vietnam 31 26 104

National Tree Collections of Scotland Perthshire Conifer Conservation Programme

Collaboration between Forestry Commission Scotland, RBG Edinburgh and Perthshire and Kinross Countryside Trust

Mount Stuart ICCP conifers

• ICCP/RBGE planting started in late 1980s

Mount Stuart ICCP conifers

• ICCP/RBGE planting started in late 1980s

• Planted geographically according to species

Mount Stuart ICCP conifers

• ICCP/RBGE planting started in late 1980s

• Planted geographically according to species

• Number of plants - 945 (1735)

Mount Stuart ICCP conifers

• ICCP/RBGE planting started in late 1980s

• Planted geographically according to species

• Number of plants - 945 (1735)

• Number of species – 85

The Chilean Rainforest Project – RBGE Benmore Cultivating, Documenting and Conserving

Exploiting Living Collections on their journey to the compost heap!

Fitzroya cupressoides Population geneticsA threatened of Chilean Fitzroya conifer cupressoides

Cultivated Growing wild in Chile Map of known wild origin Fitzroya cupressoides pre 1991 Conifer Conservation Programme sites with Fitzroya cupressoides

52 Sites - 400 trees Fitzroya cupressoides Fitzroya cupressoides natural distribution origin of plants cultivated

Argentina Argentina Chile Chile Restoring Fitzroya cupressoides forests

Reserva Nasampulli - Chile