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In 2006, President George H. W. Bush created the Ptree Initiative to help preserve the ptree and its wood. The initiative provides funding to organizations that are working to conserve the ptree and its wood. | In 2006, President George H. W. Bush created the Ptree Initiative to help preserve the ptree and its wood. The initiative provides funding to organizations that are working to conserve the ptree and its wood. | ||
Today, the ptree farming industry has become a niche industry. The largest harvester of ptrees in North America is [[Ptree Harvesters Unlimited]], a ptree harvesting operation in Wilmington Island, Georgia. | |||
== In Popular Culture == | == In Popular Culture == | ||
The Ptree has been featured in many movies and TV shows. In the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the ptree is used to build the pirate ship, the Black Pearl. In the TV show Lost, the ptree is used to build the Dharma Initiative station, The Swan. | The Ptree has been featured in many movies and TV shows. In the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the ptree is used to build the pirate ship, the Black Pearl. In the TV show Lost, the ptree is used to build the Dharma Initiative station, The Swan. | ||