Source: Lintern, M. et al. Natural gold particles in Eucalyptus leaves and their relevance to exploration for buried gold deposits. Nat. Commun. 4:2614 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3614 (2013).

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It's true - money does not grow on trees. But gold does, at least according to a group of scientists who have confirmed the presence of the mineral in the leaves of some plants.

Much to our dismay, money doesn’t grow on trees. We can wish with all our might, but it’s never going to happen. Regardless, this “farmer” tried his best to grow a “gold bar” tree. In ...

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Much to our dismay, money doesn’t grow on trees. We can wish with all our might, but it’s never going to happen. Regardless, this “farmer” tried his best to grow a “gold bar” tree. In ...

Money does not grow on trees but gold leaf does. Australian researchers have found minuscule nuggets of gold hidden inside the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Afp October 23, 2013.

So the hearty, but thirsty eucalyptus trees extend their roots far underground in search of water, sometimes as deep as 40 meters! Along the way, the roots run through gold-enriched earth, drinking in ...