New Zealand tree fern
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A tree fern with slender, erect, trunk-like rhizome to 6m tall, bearing a rosette of broadly deltoid, 2- to 3-pinnate fronds to 1.2m long, their stalks with blackish scales
Scientific classification
- Species
- New Zealand tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa)
- Genus
- Dicksonia
- Family
- Dicksoniaceae
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- Toxicity
- Conservatory Greenhouse · Ferns
- Plant type
- 4-8 metres
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
New Zealand tree fern pictures
Distribution of New Zealand tree fern
Distribution map
New Zealand
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of New Zealand tree fern
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New Zealand tree fern care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
Fertilizing
FertilizingVery dilute fern feed monthly during warm 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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