Dicksonia antarctica
Soft tree fern, Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, Woolly tree fern
Dicksonia Dicksonia
D. antarctica - D. antarctica is an evergreen tree fern with a thick reddish-brown, fibrous, trunk-like stem topped with a rosette of long, arching, glossy, deeply divided, dark-green fronds.
Dicksonia antarctica is: Evergreen
Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds whenever necessary.
If purchased as a 'potter log', plant log 10cm deep.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Stem segments
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Dicksonia antarctica (Soft tree fern) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 20-50 Years.
Sub-Tropical, City, Architectural, Containers, Instant, Foliage only
In frost-free ares, grow outdoors in humus-rich, moist, but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full or partial shade. Water the stem regularly in hot, dry summers. Avoid watering the crown in winter. Evergreen in mild areas only. In cold, wet, and frost-prone winters, protect the crown with a thick layer of straw.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Dicksonia antarctica
Soft tree fern, Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, Woolly tree fern
Dicksonia Dicksonia
D. antarctica - D. antarctica is an evergreen tree fern with a thick reddish-brown, fibrous, trunk-like stem topped with a rosette of long, arching, glossy, deeply divided, dark-green fronds.
Tasmania
Evergreen
Single stemmed palm, cycad or tree
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds whenever necessary.
If purchased as a 'potter log', plant log 10cm deep.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Stem segments
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Dicksonia antarctica (Soft tree fern) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 4m after 20-50 Years.
Sub-Tropical, City, Architectural, Containers, Instant, Foliage only
In frost-free ares, grow outdoors in humus-rich, moist, but well-drained, neutral to acid soil in full or partial shade. Water the stem regularly in hot, dry summers. Avoid watering the crown in winter. Evergreen in mild areas only. In cold, wet, and frost-prone winters, protect the crown with a thick layer of straw.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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