Dicksonia Antarctica

Dicksonia Antarctica

Common name: Soft Tree Fern 
Scientific name: Dicksonia Antarctica 
Height:  15 m (49 ft)

Growth rate: Slow
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun

 Dicksonia antarctica is part of the family Dicksoniaceae. Members of this family are the tree ferns. Dicksonia antarctica is wide-spread species growing from south-eastern Queensland, through the NSW and Victoria coast and in Tasmania. This species is endemic to Australia. In the wild this species likes to live in moist areas with high water content in wet sclerophyll forests, along creek beds, in gullies and occasionally at high altitudes in cloud forests. 

Dicksonia Antarctica Leaves

The indusium is up leaving mature sporangia hovering about to unfold and disperse the spores.

Close up picture

Dicksonia Antarctica new Leaves

Dicksonia Antarctica jolanta anna karolska

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Information on Tree Fern

Tree Fern - Cyathea Latebrosa

Necessary information on Tree Fern\
Scientific Name: Cyathea Latebrosa
Common Names:Tree Fern 
Genus: Cyathea
Height: 8-10 m
Growth Rate: Medium.
Sun Tolerance: Full Sun, Shade
Span: 2-4 m
Growing tips: Keep roots moist but not saturated in a humid environment

Tree ferns are a bunch of comparatively primitive ferns within the order Cyatheales, most of them characterised by ascending trunk like stems ANd an arborescent habit. Tree ferns are conspicuous plants of wet tropical forests round the world. Species found at lower elevations are usually widespread colonizers of disturbed or successional habitats. An outsized variety of species are restricted to terribly little ranges on islands or at higher elevations, usually in more-mature forests on isolated tropical mountaintops. Cyathea latebrosa is found across South-East Asia together with Kampuchea, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and state. The species is found growing at altitudes from water level to around 1700m. The species is taken into account closely associated with Cyathea incisoserrata.

Cyathea latebrosa will grow a trunk of up to 4m (13ft) with fronds reaching around 2m (7ft) long. The stem bases retain spines in common with several fern genus species. The trunks tend to be quite skinny measurement 10-15cm in diameter. 

Cyathea latebrosa by a stream

Tree Fern with Dead Leaves

Tree Fern Trunk

Tree Fern Leaflets

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Scientific name: Phoenix canariensis

Common name(s): Canary Island Date Palm

Height: 40 to 60 feet

Spread: 20 to 25 feet

Growth rate: slow

Crown shape: palm; upright
Crown density: open

Family: Arecaceae

Origin: not native to North America

Texture: coarse

Foliage:

Leaf arrangement: spiral
Leaf type: odd p innately compound

Leaflet venation: parallel
Leaf type and persistence: evergreen
Leaflet blade length: 12 to 17 inches
Leaf color: greenLeaflet margin: entire
Leaflet shape: linear

Fall color: no fall color change
Fall characteristic: not showy

Fruit:
Fruit shape: oval; round
Fruit length: .5 to 1.2 inch
Fruit covering: fleshy
Fruit color: orange

Flower:
Flower color: white
Flower characteristics: Spring flowering; winter flowering

Trunk and Branches:
Trunk/bark/branches: grow mostly upright and will not droop; showy trunk; should be grown with a single leader; no thorns
Pruning requirement: needs little pruning to develop a strong structure
Breakage: resistant
Crown shaft: no