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[โ€“] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I had a mentor recount a sorry of smuggling a few living twigs of dawn redwood out of China some time in the 70s. They were able to culture them or at least root them and they are still alive afaik.

Not such a big deal now that China has loosened controls..