MONEY CAN GROW ON TREES!

RARE 'DINOSAUR' PINE PRODUCES SEEDS FOR THE FIRST TIME - AND THEY COULD BE WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS

- NATHAN PYNN News Reporter

A RETIRED Midland couple's rare prehistoric tree has produced seeds for the first time ever which could worth tens of thousands of pounds.

Pamela and Alistair Thompson, both 75, bought a Wollemi pine for just £70 in 2010 as a sapling after discovering that dinosaurs used to snack on its fruit.

They planted it in their garden in Wichenford, Worcestershire, and this week it produced seeds for the first time which are worth up to £10 each.

If each cone produces hundreds of seeds, the couple could make tens of thousands of pounds if they are all healthy.

Retired spinal surgeon Alistair said: "It really does prove that money can grow on trees!"

Wollemi pines dubbed dinosaur trees date back more than 90 million years and were thought to have died out with T-Rex.