Home & Gardens: Strange world of the Australian Tree fern.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 14, 2004 ;     463 words ......Dicksonia antarctica, otherwise known as a Tree Fern. For a plant of such an exotic history and natural habitat the Tree Fern is surprisingly hardy, they will survive...otherwise have been destroyed. The tree fern is as much a curiosity itself as is...

Fern Britain

The Independent - London;  May 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ......ever been invented - the New Zealand tree fern. Yes, it's a handsome thing and just...flax. The problem is that the kind of tree fern urban trendies want is likely to be very...sway over your breakfast table. A tall tree fern provides shade and makes use of airspace...

The prickly prince; (1) Gardener Jamie Durie: 'I was trying to be as...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 21, 2008 ;     626 words ......visitor noticed whatappeared to be a tree fern - and remarked that it was a fine specimen...There was just one problem. It wasn't a tree fern. So Mr Durie politely corrected the prince...he said. 'He said to me, I dolike your tree fern . I said, Actually, it's not a tree ...

Pupils are rooting for tree fern

Evening Mail;  December 16, 1999 ;     146 words ......in the environment. A rare Australian tree fern was presented to the school by Lord Mayor...the national curriculum. The Tasmanian tree fern was selected because Tasmania is an island...A BAMA spokesman said: "We hope the tree fern will exist as a symbol of an environment...

Ground fern

The Press;  August 10, 2002 ;     79 words ...How much trunk must a tree fern have before it can be called a tree? Grant Marshall...in Cuttings last week as the latest Antipodean tree fern to enthrall British gardeners is not a tree fern but a ground fern. Grant's company exports container-loa...

Subtropical Australian Tree Fern, Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex F....

American Fern Journal;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Subtropical Australian Tree Fern, Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex...in Oregon.--The exotic Australian Tree Fern, Sphaeropteris cooperi (Hook. ex...J. 82:27-33. 1992). Of the three tree fern plants located, two were along the...

Shake-up in the winter garden

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  January 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......currently being developed is extending the tree fern glade. Since the 1930s tree ferns have been grown here. Presenting a single tree fern in a pot is beautiful to look at if you...tropical feel to your garden. The easiest tree fern to grow is the Australian tree fern ...

Will my new tree fern freeze? TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  July 15, 2007 ;     86 words ...Byline: Adrienne Wild Q I WAS given a tree fern for my 50th birthday and am worried that it might die over...protect it? - Sara Walsh, London A ADRIENNE SAYS: The most common tree fern is Dicksonia antarctica, (left) which should withstand temperatures...

tree fern

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      41 words ...tree fern • n. a large palmlike fern (Cyatheaceae and related families, class Filicopsida) with a trunklike stem bearing a crown of large fronds, sometimes reaching a height of 24 m and occurring chiefly in the tropics, particularly the southern hemisphere.

Urban Gardener

The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 2, 2004 ;     618 words ......hairy brown trunk. There's nothing like a tree fern in spring. Originally from the forests...Cyathea dealbata is known as the "silver tree fern" because of the silvery-white undersides...winter), while C. medullaris, the "black tree fern", has striking black stems and ribs to...

caudex

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      43 words ...cau·dex / ˈkôˌdeks / • n. ( pl. caudices / ˈkôdəˌsēz / or caudexes ) Botany the axis of a woody plant, esp. a palm or tree fern, comprising the stem and root. ORIGIN: late 18th cent. : from Latin, earlier form of codex .

GIFT OF RARE TREE FERN TO WINTER GARDENS

The Northern Echo;  January 27, 2006 ;     148 words ......Gardens, in Sunderland, was delighted to receive a rare Dicksonia tree fern, which will take pride of place in its extensive collection...Gardens which boasts a collection of more than 1,500 species. The tree fern promises to be a major attraction to visitors for years to...

Update the garden with ferns; Adding a tree fern is a sure fire way of...

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......protection, then keep your receipt and if the tree fern heads for the plant Valhalla it will...second thing to beware of is the grafted tree fern. Tree ferns can also be grown from spawn...the height of trunk. If you do buy a tree fern then small ones can be grown in large...

Durie bores Duke

The Press;  May 31, 2008 ;     228 words ......pillorying in the press. "I like your tree fern," said the Duke. "This," notes Tim Walker...Actually," Durie said, "it's not a tree fern. It's a member of the Cycad family. It...subjects for conversation, tree ferns - or tree-fern lookalikes - must come somewhere close...

Gardens: Survival of the exotics.(Features)

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  September 24, 2005 ;     468 words ......test site. Survivors included the woolly tree fern, the chusan palm, the dwarf palm and...environment, preferably in acontainer; l Woolly tree fern: Plant out in a sheltered and shady spot...over the soil surface. Likewise, Ian's tree fern is too big to be covered but new fronds...