Prehistoric 'money tree' produces first ever seeds worth £5k

One of the world's rarest and oldest trees which dinosaurs used to snack on is bearing fruit for the first time after a retired couple planted it in their garden.

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

But a cluster of the prehistoric conifers was discovered in 1994, 125 miles west of Sydney, Australia.

Saplings and cuttings were sold off around the world and one was re-planted by retired couple Pamela and Alistair Thompson.

The couple paid £70 for an 18ins (45.7cm) tall sapling which a friend had bought off the Shopping Channel.