Dicksonia antarctica (Small Size Trunk Tree Fern)
Soft Tree Fern
£193.95
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.
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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 just love getting plants from the Palm Centre! They are so intelligently packed that they arrive in perfect condition. I received two tree ferns, complete with undamaged fronds yesterday. Whether I can keep them looking good remains to be seen but they have had the best of starts.
Ieva –
disappointed with my fern, the trunk was crooked in the pot and stands crooked, nothing like photograph of the advert, the trunk was meant to be a foot but it is under. I have just gone back to my purchase order and read the size I #
should have been provided, it may be a foot from the base of the pot to top of trunk but that wasnt what I thought I was purchasing.
Palm Centre Reply: Were so sorry to hear youre not happy with the fern you bought some time ago now. We highly recommend to
contact us shortly after you receive your plant so that we can proceed to a solution.
Our policy says you can return the plant in original conditions within 30 days of receiving it and we will replace the plant or will refund your money back.
dennis –
Very pleased with this purchase. It was delivered in good time and came with very helpful planting instructions. Followed them and now have new shoots starting up. Cant wait for them to grow more!
Roy Berry –
Really pleased with our purchases. We got 3 and within days of planting are already showing new growth. The packaging was excellent and they arrived in perfect condition.
Rebecca Ransome-Wallis –