soft tree fern
Also known as: Australian tree fern; Tasmanian tree fern; woolly tree fern
An evergreen tree fern, but deciduous in colder areas, growing slowly to 4m in height, with a stout reddish-brown stem and a terminal rosette of arching, deeply divided, glossy dark green fronds to 3m in length
Scientific classification
- Species
- soft tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica)
- Genus
- Dicksonia
- Family
- Dicksoniaceae
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- Toxicity
- Ferns
- Plant type
- 2.5-4 metres
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Tufted
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of soft tree fern
Distribution map
Eastern Australia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of soft tree fern
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soft tree fern care guide
- Keep soil evenly moist with higher air humidity
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist with higher air humidity
Fertilizing
FertilizingWeak balanced feed during active frond growth
Pruning
PruningDead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by sowing spores as soon as ripe
Growing
GrowingGrow outdoors in a moist but well-drained humus-rich soil. In hot, dry summers water the stem but avoid watering the crown in winter. Will grow without winter protection only in milder areas
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free outdoors
Pests
Generally pest-free outdoors
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