#tree fern

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 26 March 2026

The fast-growing tree fern, Sphaeropteris cooperi (lacy tree fern, Australian tree fern, Cooper's tree fern, scaly tree fern) can reach up to 5m high in ideal conditions and with fronds up to 4m long.

Jill Raggett

[nordicsublime]

[rowanstonephotography]

unwinding again

April 2024

[earlypalaeoart]

'The vegetation of England during the Coal Period'

Frontispiece from The Ancient World or, Picturesque sketches of Creation by D. T. Ansted (John Van Voorst, London, 1847)

"The Frontispiece is intended to give an idea of what may probably have been the aspect of Vegetation in England during the Coal period. The trees introduced are chiefly those living forms which seem most analogous to extinct species. In the centre is a tree fern, which was certainly a common and characteristic plant. On the left is represented an ideal restoration of a Lepidodendron; on the right in the distance are the tops of Araucarias, coniferous trees nearly allied to which have been found in the coal-measures. The remaining trees and plants are inhabitants of Norfolk Island or Eastern Australia, but seem to have had representatives in ancient times."

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75634#page/8/mode/1up

[thiswillnotdo]

2024_01_05

[javieroverthere]

I saw this beautiful tree fern in the New York City botanical garden in the Bronx. It had a beautiful form. It is located in the conservatory area next to the manicure gardens where you can see planted rosemary. 

[yellowtigerboat]

[transparentfossil]

Natural Tree Fern Leaf Fossil Pennsylvanian