[mtbopfuyn]

"You drive south from Aswan for 180 kilometres then turn off the road and drive into the desert for 50 kilometres. The stuff on the ground isn't sand but like fine dust - one wheelspin and you're stuck."

That's nothing. Ever been to West Texas and New Mexico? So, scientists have known this tree is endangered for 200 years, yet none have bothered to protect it or transplant it in a nursery setting.

[AprilfromTexas]

I was thinking the same thing.

[AwenDawn]

So what happened to the hundreds of argun palms at the second site? AwenDawn

[uglybiker]

So, scientists have known this tree is endangered for 200 years, yet none have bothered to protect it or transplant it in a nursery setting.

A quick web seearch showed several nurseries offering seeds or seedlings. They probably grow pretty good in the southwest.