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We supply the Dicksonia antarctica in 20 ft shipping container lots. The
length of the fern stems vary from 1 ft to 20 ft.
The shapes of the stems vary as some grow curved and there are multi-headed ones.
The Dicksonia antarctica is the most abundant tree fern growing in Tasmania. It has a fibrous trunk
prefers damp climate, partly shaded and in Tasmania, altitudes up to 1,000 metres.
They grow best in areas of rainfall of over 1,000 mm per year but in lower rainfall areas
do well in moist gullies.
These tree ferns are robust and can be cut, stored, transported and regrown
successfully even if stored for quite long periods, as long as they are
kept moist. They are carefully harvested so that no soil is
transported with the tree fern. Many other live plants such as palms,
require soil to be moved with the plant which would create quarantine
issues. This is not a problem with Dicksonia antarctica from Fernmania.
They are tolerant of fire and re-shoot
readily after re-location.
The fern grows at a rate of about 3.5 to 5 centimetres per year and produces spores at the age of about 23 years.
It grows in a range of soils but does best on fertile areas. It is particularly suited to garden planting and landscaping purposes and is
one of the most popular tree ferns in the world.
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