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Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica

Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica)

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Bloom colours

green

What actually matters with this one

Water into the crown, not the soil. The trunk is a mass of roots and the growing point sits at the top.

How to grow it

Light
shade
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 9-10
Height
4 m
Flowers
None
Difficulty
moderate

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.