 The tree was obliterated during the battle; however, pine cones that had remained attached to the cut branches over the trenches were retrieved by various Australian soldiers and brought home to Australia.The resultant seedlings sent home by one soldier were found to be Turkish pines, but those sent home by a pair of soldiers were found to be "Pinus halepensis" (Aleppo pine).Initially, Turkish pines were regarded as a subspecies of "Pinus halepensis" (Aleppo pine), but now they are usually classified as a distinct species, "Pinus brutia".