Tree Ferns
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​We hand picked all our trees so they are nice and chunky. There's some oddly priced ones that we picked out that are super big, curved or unique!
1.5ft £90
3.5ft Chunky £265
5ft Chunky £385
1.5ft Chunky £120
3ft £210
Dicksonia Squarrosa
2.5ft Chunky £255
Dicksonia Squarrosa
3.5ft Chunky £355
Dicksonia Antarctica
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Tree ferns naturally grows under trees and thrives in shade. However, provided it has adequate water, it will equally thrive in full sun too.
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The key to growing a tree fern is water!
Water your tree fern from the crown.
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Tree fern are unique in there ability to regrow from seemingly lifeless logs.
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You can plant the tree 2inch to half a foot deep. Either way the tree will need steaking with a strong wooden post for a year or two until it's rooted.
Water copiously on a daily basis, or as often as possible as the new fronds emerge. It is vital to keep watering the trunk for at least 6 months after planting.
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An established tree will thrive with very little care other than watering whenever possible. In spring start feeding every week with of liquid seaweed until October. Place feed in the crown of the tree.
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The hardiness of a tree fern increased as the trunk gets taller because the growing point becomes naturally better insulated, as well as higher off the ground.
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In winter you need to protect the crown so fill the top of the trunk (crown) with straw. You can leave the fronds on the tree and tie them up over the straw. Some people cut the fronds off. You can fleece the top of the tree if we get a severe winter.
Dicksonia Tree ferns will take a temperature of -10C.
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Dicksonia Squarrosa
​Dicksonia squarrosa are a slender, elegant tree fern native to New Zealand. Its narrow, almost-black trunk can reach about 15–20cm in diameter. The contrasts of a compact crown of dark green fronds, offering a noticeable different silhouette from the broader, more rugged Dicksonia Antarctica. It is also known as wheki or rough tree fern.
Hardiness is down to about −3/5C. We recommend keeping the trees in pots and move them to a frost-free spot for winter. They can be placed in an unheated greenhouse with the trunk fleeced and fleece in the grown. They thrive on plenty of water just like the Dicksonia Antarctica and need to be kept moist especially in the dry summer months.
Growth is relatively rapid on the Squarrosa compared with Dicksonia Antarctica.
5-10 cm of trunk per year once the plant is established.
Dicksonia squarrosa can grow up to 6 to 7 meters tall over about 20 years.
Fronds reaching lengths of up to 2-3m wide.
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