Endangered tree seedlings planted in secret locations on NSW north coast

Seeds from nightcap oak trees were collected and propagated after black summer bushfires destroyed or damaged 20% of the population

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Seedlings of an endangered tree are being planted in secret locations on the New South Wales north coast in an attempt to save the species after devastating bushfires.

The critically endangered nightcap oak trees date back to the Gondwana supercontinent era and can grow up to 40 metres tall, but are only found in northern NSW.