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Botanical Name:

Dicksonia antarctica

Dicksonia antarctica
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Common Name:

Soft Tree Fern

Family Name:

DICKSONIACEAE

Genus:

Dicksonia

species

antarctica

Name Derivation

G: Dickson - English botanist

Growth Habit:

Tree fern

Dimensions:

15m x 0.5-1m trunk; spread of fronds to 8m

Flower:

Sporangia in marginal sori, protected partly by curled margin of leaf and partly by true indusium

Climate:

Prefers moist situations but can survive drier periods

Fruit:

n/a

Propagation:

Spores

Horticulture Use:

In shaded areas, ferneries

Culture & Maintenance:

Easily transplanted by cutting off top with crown and then planting the cut end of caudex in soil; must be kept moist - leave dripping hose in crown while new root system develops

Foliage:

Fronds: to 4m long, tripinnately divided; lamina dark green

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