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Originally Posted by Planter56
HI Kevin,
Well lets see pot size, when grown from spores they will increase the pot size when the roots take over the pot. But, in a lot of cases, the tree fern itself was cut down and sent as a bare root so to speak plant. The plant will have been sent with just the growing tip and maybe a foot of trunk. When it's received it's but in a pot proportional and suitable to the amount of roots, which in this case is none. As I said I'm not an expert, and anyone selling these plants has to do what they can to keep costs down. But a rule of thumb with ferns is not to repot until the roots have taken over the pot. I have not idea if I am making any sense here, but I'm trying.
I hope I have given you a little hope. I would also try the Blond Hawiian tree fern and the Mexican tree fern as well. They are all beautiful. I think I really need a BIG green house to put all my babies in during the winter or permanently in the ground  Ahhhhh dream on me |
Thanks. About the pot size - I never thought about it that way. Tree Ferns are very cool plants! Almost like epiphytes, but they are growing on themselves! So, if a tree fern is cut down, it will continue to grow? Very cool.
I'll have to Google the other two tree ferns you listed. Don't know much about any tree ferns other than D. antarctica. I like this one because of the climate and ecosystem it grows in - and I've seen them growing in Vancouver, another very cool place to visit.
Sorry about your financial and employment situation. I'm thankful I've never been in that situation, and hope things turn around for you soon.