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Originally Posted by Darkman
I have had a few tree ferns but they never can withstand our cold with winners. I'll look into some of those others they sound interesting.
Richard thanks for those links.
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Try the Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) - I have a little one growing in one of my beds; it has survived several wet, below zero winters without a problem
"Dicksonia antarctica is the most cold hardy of the giant tree ferns. Still, despite the species name "antarctica" — derived from the fact that the family as a whole lives around the lower half of the globe — it really can't stand freezing temperatures. It can be killed at 15 to 17 degrees Fahrenheit; 20 degrees is about it for safe low tolerance, & it's safe only then if it won't be that cold very often or very long."