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Dicksonia Antarctica - Description
- Tree Fern Trunk
- FREE DELIVERY!
- Dicksonia Antarctica
- Stock Due 15 May 2025
- Age: 20 Year Old
- Current Size: Trunk Measures 2 Foot in Height
- Length of Trunk: 60cm in Height
- AKA Soft Tree Fern, Man Fern
- Type of Fern: Non-Evergreen Tree Fern
- Deciduous in Cold Regions (Ireland)
- Not Potted Trees
- Supplied as Trunk
- Fully Certified & Traceable Tree Ferns
- Best Value for Tree Ferns in Ireland
Dicksonia Antarctica - Caring for Tree after Delivery
- Frond Size Varies with time of Year
- In Winter, Spring & Early Summer Tree Ferns will have Fronds Removed
- In Summer / Late Summer Foliage / Fronds will be Tied up for Delivery
- If your Tree Fern Arrives without Fronds Don't Worry, these will quickly develop
- Inspect the crown of your ferns, where you can feel the start of new fronds curled up & ready to shoot out
- On delivery of your ferns ensure to water well
- Water the crown of your trees every second day until the fronds develop
- These New Fronds won’t be Long Showing up & Bringing their Wonderful, Tropical Charm to your Garden
- Tree Ferns can go from no Visible Fronds to Full canopy within a 3 to 4 Week Period
Dicksonia Antarctica - Characteristics
- Dicksonia Antarctica is native of Australia, New Zealand & Tasmanian
- These trees are shipped from Australia to the UK & then to Ireland
- Mature size: 3m to 5m in height
- Deciduous shrub, they loose their leaves in Winter
- Foliage: New fronds unfurl in Spring
- Large fern fronds develop in early Summer
- Fronds at maturity can reach 3m in spread
Dicksonia Antarctica - Uses
- Choose 2ft tall Tree Ferns for instant impact
- Excellent in a shaded spot
- Create an exotic look to your garden
- Tropical trees
- Suited to a modern garden
- Create a shade canopy
- Companion plants include other Ferns, Gunnera, Fatsia, Hosta, Hellebores
Dicksonia Antarctica - Planting Instructions
When to Plant
- Can be plant can be planted all year round
- Best to sow as soon as they arrive
- Avoid frosty conditions, where the ground is frozen
Positioning Tree Ferns
- Try to mimic the conditions of a forest undergrowth
- Shaded, moist & rich in organic matter
- Grow outdoors in a moist but well-drained humus-rich soil
- Note: These plants don't have a root system, just a trunk
- This trunk should be planted approx.15cm deep
- When planting, hold plants at ground level & back fill the top soil
- Ensure each plant is straight & soil is compacted around the trunk
- Level off the soil around the plants
After Care
- Water before & after planting
- In hot Summers water the stem
- Best not to cut back the dying fronds in Autumn
- Leave fronds in place over winter
- This will provide added insulation & ensures a stronger frond in the following year
- In Winter avoid watering the crown
- In Winter pack frost fleece around the crown to protect the growing points
- Note: In year 2 these trees can suffer shock. Growth can be stunted
- They will recover in year 3
- Tree fern trunks can be fed once a week between April & September
- See associated products for our Tree Fern Feed
