Absolutely right. Fossils of the Dicksonia genus date back to the Jurassic period, more than 145 million years ago, so dinosaurs enjoyed them for a casual 80 million years plus. While Dicksonia antartica is found in Australia these days, the name refers to the time of Gondwana when those continents were still connencted.
Love your videos! I have a beautiful Tasmanian Tree Fern here in Northern California and need to replant into a smaller container that will be 2'x2'x3'. Wondering and hoping you might have some replanting tips for me. We have just started our cool spring weather. See my identification photo shows my Fern. Thank you!
Hello, how long have you had this fern? Does this stay out year round or is it grown inside? I am trying one for the second time and any info would be great. Thanks, Kevin
We have hundreds of acres of tree ferns in the forrest on and around our property here in tasmania. We have some that blow over so we transplant those, some of which the trunks are over 4metres tall,The do gro best in shady areas and the leaves will stay a more deep green too. We also have some that sprung up on there own in sunny cleared areas and are doing well. They can get a little burnt on the leaves from hot sunny days and frost in winter but snow is fine. They will be ok in sunny areas as long as the summers are under 25 degrees celcius and good rainfall as it is here in tasmania.
Thank you Mark for a very good and informative video, I'm expecting my first Tree Fern in the next 2/3 weeks, it is a 15cm pot grown plant so not expecting a large plant, but I will follow your excellent advice and hopefully have success.
This was my dream variety of fern and was able to buy one last month! I was actually shooked when the seller cut the leaves in front of me.and I was like what are you doing then i realized it wont fit on the car with its leaves which are really huge. I didnt know that the trunk is their roots omg haha it loves being watered daily and sprayed occasionally
There are some tree ferns in Australia that are ok in direct strong sun .... and I planted one a few years ago and its doing fine, and I do agree about the watering requirement ... I just prune off the lower dead branches and give it some foliar feeding. I live in sub tropical Ballina NSW Australia. and they grow in the rainforest remnant {the bg scrub] and often in an adjoining field in very strong sun.
This one which is mentioned in the video is Dicksonia antarctica is the most popular one outside of the Australasian realm and it doesn't tolerate full sunlight.
We have quite a few tree fern sago here in mid New South Wales in Australia. They seem to be all directly under the sun. Maybe it is a different species? The Sagos grow very fast. About a metre a year I recon. What is happening is that when the top layer of leaves grows, the second layer turns yellow and dies. As a result, you always have at least three colours on the fern(green, yellow and brown).
There is a species that tolerates full sun, can't quite remember the name, but it has a black trunk. I prefer these ones though because they have that beautiful rusty brown trunk
My tree fern has been wrapped in straw with chicken wire to secure. I left the leaves on from last year and they are still looking as fine as they did last year. Do I need to remove old leaf, to give best conditions to new fronds ( when they arrive) or keep the old leaves to add to its bulk? I have heard both suggestions. X
Dicksonia antarctica is only one of many "Australian Tree ferns" and one of the most difficult to cultivate. a far better option would be the common or rough tree fern "Cyathea australis" it tolerates sun far better and is far hardier, the drawback is they do not transplant by being cut off like the dicksonia a. it needs its roots intact. The up side is that it grows much quicker. Other species such as .Cyathea australis and Cyathea cooperi lacy tree ferns are more pleasing to the eye.
Hi i have a 5ft Dicksonia last year all the leaves went black due to me being away for a long time and it wasn't watered i cut these off should i of done this ? as its not growing very well now fronds are opening but not growing long this is in an X large pot what can i do to help it very good video very informative .
peasuncarrots Maybe it is the size of the pot. Try planting into a pot not much bigger than the circumference of the roots. Remember the roots of the plant is the brown part not the underneath of the plant as in normal plants.
Aaaaargh! No - they should be potted up or put in the ground as soon as you get them and supported until the roots grow into the soil. The only part of the plant that will grow leaves is the top. you must still remember to water the trunk at lest everyday in the summer to let the new roots the are growing from the 'live' top part a chance to take up water and to allow them to grow down. Cut it up and you're just wasting A LOT of money!
Legal or not, "extracting " such a valuable ancient plants from the nature is A CRIME! Be responsible and grow from spores, if it takes 50 years or more, soo, it is nature. You can NOT hijack old plants for your immediate profit objectives. Sorry, but you are part of the problem. Some dude attaching a piece of paper, does not make you and the digger and the seller and the permitter (some other dude in australian government!) innocent. SHAME ON YOU ALL!
Those Ferns looks like they lived with the Dinosaurs without even the humans yet!
Absolutely right. Fossils of the Dicksonia genus date back to the Jurassic period, more than 145 million years ago, so dinosaurs enjoyed them for a casual 80 million years plus. While Dicksonia antartica is found in Australia these days, the name refers to the time of Gondwana when those continents were still connencted.
Lovely video, So informative, thanks so much for uploading 💜
Thank you for such lovely feedback.
Love your videos! I have a beautiful Tasmanian Tree Fern here in Northern California and need to replant into a smaller container that will be 2'x2'x3'. Wondering and hoping you might have some replanting tips for me. We have just started our cool spring weather. See my identification photo shows my Fern. Thank you!
Hello, how long have you had this fern? Does this stay out year round or is it grown inside? I am trying one for the second time and any info would be great.
Thanks, Kevin
We have hundreds of acres of tree ferns in the forrest on and around our property here in tasmania. We have some that blow over so we transplant those, some of which the trunks are over 4metres tall,The do gro best in shady areas and the leaves will stay a more deep green too. We also have some that sprung up on there own in sunny cleared areas and are doing well. They can get a little burnt on the leaves from hot sunny days and frost in winter but snow is fine. They will be ok in sunny areas as long as the summers are under 25 degrees celcius and good rainfall as it is here in tasmania.
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Thank you Mark for a very good and informative video, I'm expecting my first Tree Fern in the next 2/3 weeks, it is a 15cm pot grown plant so not expecting a large plant, but I will follow your excellent advice and hopefully have success.
This was my dream variety of fern and was able to buy one last month! I was actually shooked when the seller cut the leaves in front of me.and I was like what are you doing then i realized it wont fit on the car with its leaves which are really huge.
I didnt know that the trunk is their roots omg haha it loves being watered daily and sprayed occasionally
Very informative and helpful video, thank you 😊 told me all I needed to know!
Really good video and one of the most informative i have seen. Thank you!
Awesome! You went into all the details I was so curious about. Thank you so much!
Loved the video and the amazing information thank you so much! 🪴❤️
Thank you for your kind comments
There are some tree ferns in Australia that are ok in direct strong sun .... and I planted one a few years ago and its doing fine, and I do agree about the watering requirement ... I just prune off the lower dead branches and give it some foliar feeding. I live in sub tropical Ballina NSW Australia. and they grow in the rainforest remnant {the bg scrub] and often in an adjoining field in very strong sun.
This one which is mentioned in the video is Dicksonia antarctica is the most popular one outside of the Australasian realm and it doesn't tolerate full sunlight.
Those Ferns are Prehistoric Plants!!!
Loved your down to earth ...excuse the pun...info. Thanks.
Great video
Love the video concise and informative.
We have quite a few tree fern sago here in mid New South Wales in Australia. They seem to be all directly under the sun. Maybe it is a different species? The Sagos grow very fast. About a metre a year I recon. What is happening is that when the top layer of leaves grows, the second layer turns yellow and dies. As a result, you always have at least three colours on the fern(green, yellow and brown).
very impressive the plants look like they are in there native environment
The trunk of a tree fern looks like soil
There is a species that tolerates full sun, can't quite remember the name, but it has a black trunk. I prefer these ones though because they have that beautiful rusty brown trunk
im planning to buy that this year,I hope i could grow it properly.
I bought several tree ferns recently, and the label on them says they can tolerate sun! (Cyathea dealbata)
I love ferns!
Do you need to water the ferns at all over the winter period? I know how to protect them, but I don't want the growing point to dry out - or freeze.
Tree ferns occur in the Australian high country where winters are wet and above certain elevations it snows so they should be fine
So if i want it to be shorter, can i cut the root/trunk? Thanks
My house full of this plant almost jungle.
Never heard anyone say not to water the crown tbh
such a beautiful tree
We actually grow them from spores and its actually easy to do . Not everyone in Australia destroys the bush by robbing it.
My tree fern has been wrapped in straw with chicken wire to secure. I left the leaves on from last year and they are still looking as fine as they did last year. Do I need to remove old leaf, to give best conditions to new fronds ( when they arrive) or keep the old leaves to add to its bulk? I have heard both suggestions. X
How many years will go for this fern to be 3-5 ft?
In the UK?
Indoors, from 2 inches to 3 foot took 3 years
Very nice
Dicksonia antarctica is only one of many "Australian Tree ferns" and one of the most difficult to cultivate. a far better option would be the common or rough tree fern "Cyathea australis" it tolerates sun far better and is far hardier, the drawback is they do not transplant by being cut off like the dicksonia a. it needs its roots intact. The up side is that it grows much quicker. Other species such as .Cyathea australis and Cyathea cooperi lacy tree ferns are more pleasing to the eye.
Hi i have a 5ft Dicksonia last year all the leaves went black due to me being away for a long time and it wasn't watered i cut these off should i of done this ? as its not growing very well now fronds are opening but not growing long this is in an X large pot what can i do to help it very good video very informative .
peasuncarrots Maybe it is the size of the pot. Try planting into a pot not much bigger than the circumference of the roots. Remember the roots of the plant is the brown part not the underneath of the plant as in normal plants.
I love them but they are weeds where I live
I think I would still be happy with that!
Why do you think they are weeds, even here they are quite expensive to buy !
Love those dinosaurs !
@@tolmiepheasants8079 I do like them but in Katoomba thay are every where
@@randomstuffaustralia4074 Not weeds, they are living fossils as they have been around since the early Permian period.
@@budmeister I know that just saying we have them all over the place
Can you keep a tree fern indoors?
Hi, Tree Ferns are not really for growing indoors as they dislike the dry heat from radiators and such. They do well in an unheated atrium environment
Can u cut a tree Fern in half about a foot or 2 from bottom and I'd u can what should u cut it with
How much is the one in your Hand?
How much for 1
How do they propagate. Do they have seeds
Spores.
Don’t grow trees ferns from seed because there way too slow unless you want to wait for years and years for it to grow up
Question , mine lost all its leaves now the top seems to be rotted , can I cut the top off, will it come back ?
I have a tree fern the fern leaves are not growing
Its growing outside of my house i thought it was grass so i ignored it just letting them grow there
How much giant fern plz
Squarrosas and youningaes?
So can yo cut one of the big ones in to 3 or 4 pieces and then you will have 3 or 4 new plants?
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Aaaaargh! No - they should be potted up or put in the ground as soon as you get them and supported until the roots grow into the soil. The only part of the plant that will grow leaves is the top. you must still remember to water the trunk at lest everyday in the summer to let the new roots the are growing from the 'live' top part a chance to take up water and to allow them to grow down. Cut it up and you're just wasting A LOT of money!
Sons helechos Australianos?
Yes
3:28 much better video after zooming out
I would buy one without the tag if it was cheaper. I don’t care about that certification as long as it grows.
Legal or not, "extracting " such a valuable ancient plants from the nature is A CRIME!
Be responsible and grow from spores, if it takes 50 years or more, soo, it is nature.
You can NOT hijack old plants for your immediate profit objectives. Sorry, but you are part of the problem. Some dude attaching a piece of paper, does not make you and the digger and the seller and the permitter (some other dude in australian government!) innocent. SHAME ON YOU ALL!