My husband spotted this story and forwarded it to me. I thought all of you would like it, too!
From the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, England:
http://www.kew.org/press/archive_seeds.html
Neat story about some REALLY old seeds...
Thanks for the link! I enjoyed reading that and the history.
Did you see this one? 2000 year old see sprouted?
Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/12/MNGJND7G5T1.DTL
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