My Beautifull Tree Fern

It looks lovely Daisydee

This is lovely! I like the setting you have it in too.

Thanks a lot, appreciated..

I have noticed with my young tree fern that it is highly sensitive to obstructions, if a frond touches anything it will twist to avoid it so I had to move mine into a more open space.

Beautiful indeed ! I want one :)

I didn't know they did that Ams, I will watch it from now on :)
Cant you grow them mike,in springfield?

its lovley you just need a nice pot hint hint lol

Your Spot on NP, I do need a new pot, Suggestions Welcome...Dee..

Hi, Love this tree I'm gonna have to get one,, how easy or hard are they to look after??

Hi Rammy, Not hard at all, they like a shadyish spot, where mine is, does'e get sunshine in the afternoon,lots of water, I water the Trunk,and i overwinter it wrapped in fleece in my unheated greenhouse, I paid £25 for it at B&Q,but this time of year they sell them off cheaper, The Trunk grows really slow, but the fronds are Huge, and i think its an Amazing Tree,...Dee..

Thanks, I'll go tomorrow and see if they have any..iv'e just started getting into this gardening,I'm basically starting from scratch, laid my lawn and patio in may,put the screening up on my back fence,altho mine does look a bit bland.. now i want to start introducing pot plants,grasses,bamboos etc.. any ideas or tips will be most welcome.as your garden looks great...thanks....

Rammy, like you ive joined garden Forums, theres great advice and design ideas to be had :) and I dont think anyone minds if you copy there design, planting, etc,, I know i dont...Dee..
ps youv'e done a great job of your garden, i know when i first started gardening i was Terrified haha, Soooo many mistakes,haha

Hi daisydee, Iv'e been out and bought myself one of these, love it, just deciding where to put it.. it came in a pot the same as your's, are they ok in this or will i need to buy a bigger one.?? what are these like in the winter months?.. thanks for giving me the idea for this tree......rammy.
p.s. I'll put a pic of it on soon..

they havnt realy got much of a root system so there ok in a small pot if thats any help

Oh Rammy thats brilliant, i need to see it :) mine is still in the same pot as i bought it in, so next year ill repot it,ill ask for advice tho, because its only my second summer with this Beauty,Also i think because of the weather ive had 4 new fronds in the last 4 weeks :0, fronds are the leaves that unfurl from the centre of the Trunk, if you dont have a Ghouse, when you put it away for winter, tie the leaves up with a shoelace or similar and wrap fleece round the whole tree, then place it near your house for extra shelter, Water it from the top of the Trunk, at the minute you probably dont need to, but also water it every few weeks in winter, This is advice i had from others last year and it worked a Treat, Phew i went on a bit there Rammy haha.......Dee....

Hi NP, posted at the same time, Thanks for the info, what a relief, im a bit Worried about repotting it...

thanks for that daisy,, all info is a great help...can't stop looking at it, neighbours will think i'm wierd...ha ha...

Not if there Gardeners Rammy :) Mine arent, and i feel such a fool when i water my pots, even tho its been pouring down, I do it Quickly :))

hi dee, i don't have a ghouse i suppose a garage is not suitable? what do you mean by a fleece??hope this doesn't sound a stupid question...thanks again!!

Not a stupid question at all rammy, ive asked some in my time believe me...Hortracultural Fleece, Sorry for spelling, you can buy it at GCentres or wilkies woolies, It comes in sheets of thin fleece to protect your tender plants, worth buying for your Fab Tfern...

no problem daisy thats what this site is all about and why i like it.great stuff

Beautiful tree fern Dee...... they are a favourite of mine too. I bought one a few years ago.... called him ‘Tricky Dicky’ because I was so afraid of keeping him through the first winter..... but he survives fine now with his winter jacket on. I leave the leaves on, cut them off the following year when they’ve turned brown, but by this time the news seasons have grown. Marion

I know what you mean about worrying about him, first winter for me last year, i was constantly checking on him, but im not so worried now, hes a toughy..

Good to see you're Tree Fern is doing so well Dee. They grow like weeds here in NZ, in fact I just chopped one down which was growing in the wrong place and am using the trunk as garden edging, LOL. Unreal, hey?

Jenn, you Murderer. hahaha. my heart is beating like the clappers at the thought of you chopping it down :))) Do you know how expensive they are here? ..... Dee...

*winks at Dee* Yip, I sure do know how expensive they are in the UK. I love watching the UK Gardening Shows on Sky TV. I think the UK have the best gardening shows, even better than the States, LOL. I've taped them all so I can watch them over and over again. At the moment they have zilch Kiwi gardening shows here, it stinks I tell ya ! I also watch The Aussie Home + Garden Show on Thursday nights, mainly for their 15 minutes of gardening out of the hour. The rest is cooking and decorating. I am utterly SICK TO DEATH of home decorating shows on our TV right now. Grrrr