Dicksonia antarctica (Small Size Trunk Tree Fern)
Soft Tree Fern
The easiest tree fern to cultivate in the UK, Dicksonia antarctica has spectacular crowns of huge, finely dissected foliage on magnificent broad fibrous trunks.
This Dicksonia antactica has a small sized trunk, sized between 1 – 2 feet tall.
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Plant Biography
Dicksonia are amongst the oldest plants in the world, they even pre-date dinosaurs, existing long before flowering plants evolved. The tall tree fern specimens you can find in wild forests of Australia and New Zealand can be several centuries old.
Expert Tip
Sustainably Sourced
Most of the larger D.antarctica tree ferns we sell come from Victoria, Australia, whilst the juvenile specimens are grown in Europe.
The trunks of D.antarctica are collected from the wild under the strict monitoring of The Department for Sustainability and Environment, under the Flora and Fauna Act of 1988. This ensures that the harvesting is done in a sustainable way, that will not damage the survival of the ecosystem.
Care & Size Guidance
Dicksonia antarctica is one of the hardier tree ferns suitable in the UK climate. It prefers a position in dappled shade and requires regular watering at the crown throughout spring and summer in order to keep the trunk damp.
In winter, provide some protection for the crown, for instance with the fleece jackets we offer, against frosts.
Dicksonia antarctica are really slow growing, only gaining about 1-2 inches per year in trunk height. A mature plant, with only 2 ft of trunk, can take 25 to 30 years to grow! When planting a tree fern you will lose some height in order to plant it stably in the ground – for instance about a foot on a medium sized tree fern (but much less on a small). Thus we recommend buying a tree fern in the size you want now rather than hoping to see it grow quickly.
I ordered this as it was a good price and looked really healthy, i have two older tree ferns and seven that have not got their trunks yet, so i thought this one would be a great one to add to the collection, i was very happy with my purchase, wonderful service in communication, speed of delivery, packaged up and quality i would definitely use The Palm centre again, very happy thank you so much!! 🙂 ***** all the way
Caz (verified owner) –
Took delivery of my Dicksonia antarctica last week. It was a pleasure to unbox, with so many fronds appearing which have turned into beautiful ferns as the days have progressed. There are still many more appearing.
Look forward to owning another one in the not too distant future.
Denise Baker (verified owner) –
We’re more than pleased with the tree fern delivered in a good sized container in a well packed box. When delivered it was already showing the start of three fronds uncurling which all grew more than two feet in the next 2 weeks. We prepared the ground in a shady position in the garden with the addition of good soil and continuous release fertiliser.
We now have two more fronds making a total of five after only 3 weeks.
The original fronds are over 1.3 metres long in excellent condition.
This is one of those few purchases which exceeds our expectations.
Alan Payne (verified owner) –
I ordered a 1ft Dicksonia antarctica as a gift for my partner. A starting size and first in these types of plants for us. It has arrived quickly, very well packaged and looks very healthy. Thank you Palm Centre. I’m sure we’ll be ordering again from you.
Amanda –