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Plant of the Day
Saturday 21 January 2023
The impressive fern Cibotium schiedei (Mexican tree fern) is found growing in the damp cloud and montane forests of southeastern Mexico. This tropical species slowly reaches a height of 3–5 metres with a trunk covered with hairs. Here it is a feature of the Cambridge Botanic Garden Fern House, UK.
Jill Raggett
The same shade house now filled with various ferns,and a palm. The tree ferns, I've had for 30 years so they do work well in pots. They must get a drink everyday from the crown in summer and don't like our harsh summers, so it can be a bit ambitious to grow these. If they do get fried in our heat , they will recover and put out new fronds.
There are two main kinds of treefern around here: rough and soft. They are well named, for the simplest way to distinguish the two is to feel the bases of their fronds. The rough treefern’s, Cyathea australis, is covered in warty bumps and feels almost like sandpaper. However, as you descend into the deeper, wetter valleys, you start to see the soft treeferns, Dicksonia antarctica. These are smooth and covered in long, soft hairs at the base, like a horse’s mane or something ...
These soft teddy-bear like beings also tend to have more clingers-on (epiphytes) than the cyathea. One such is illustrated below: a Mother Spleenwort, Asplenium gracillimum. The spore cups (sori) under the leaves are pouch-like.
My Dicksonia antarctica just can’t contain itself anymore.
a cup of light by birdcloud1 late in the day tree ferns funnel light beacons on the way home https://flic.kr/p/2na7Du2
Out and about
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Gorgeous evening in the garden. . . . #brimwoodfarm #wildlife #gardening #treefern #smallfarm #smallgarden #summer #plants #garden https://www.instagram.com/p/BzGnRv6gSbt/?igshid=l1pdb7a39yl9
Winter hardiness is the most common cause of concern for tree ferns. The growing point at the top of the trunk is most vulnerable and mustn’t be allowed to freeze. Generally, the hardiness of a tree fern increases as the trunk gets taller and the growing point is higher off the ground. Tree ferns will take a temperature of -10C for a short period; prolonged winter freezing can do irreparable damage. I use a good couple of handfuls of straw plunged into the crown of the tree fern. I then pull up the fronds and tie them together with horticultural fleece. Don’t worry about damaging the fronds as these will be cut off later in the season when winter protection is removed. #treefern #dicksoniaantarctica #treeferncare #gardeningtips #gardeningadvice #mygardentoday #gardening #gardener #wintergarden https://www.instagram.com/p/BsKt4wBFGsj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12u57kzy63e2
