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Post by dvg on Jun 6, 2021 17:28:34 GMT
Now, THAT'S a fern!
dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Oct 23, 2021 11:18:51 GMT
I have prepared the Dicksonia for the winter today, a little earlier than usual but the day was warm and calm but I had the time and remembered how the cold and wind made things difficult last year. So there were 39 fronds cut off this year, average length 52”, which given that I uncovered it mid March and had freezing nights all through April seems to be a fair result. Again the sori are very immature, I will save some of the riper fronds, bring them indoors to ripen as much as they can, and see if they will be ripe enough to grow. All the seedlings have made it through the year, I have given some away, planted two in the garden and will protect the rest for the final time this winter, I haven’t the space to mollycoddle them any longer so next year, I will give them away as presents and any remaining will have to fend for themselves. To save Fred’s blushes I haven’t posted a picture. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Oct 23, 2021 21:12:38 GMT
I have prepared the Dicksonia for the winter today, Cheers Steve Did you do anything special with them this year, to overwinter them Steve? Looking like they've got some good size to them now. Cheers, Doug dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Oct 24, 2021 9:01:35 GMT
Hi Doug
They are growing fronds of about14” and the trunks are beginning to develop well, that’s what gives me some confidence that next year they could make it through a U.K. winter, if kept away from the wind and the worst of the weather.
This year I will put them in the porch, but next year it will be outside in as sheltered position as I can find.
Cheers Steve
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Post by stevebooth on Oct 24, 2021 13:33:37 GMT
I bought in two fronds yesterday hoping to ripen the sori, after less than 24 hours this is the result. I shall sow some today to see if it is viable. Cheers Steve
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Post by stevebooth on Mar 13, 2022 11:38:38 GMT
The covers are off!! The crown rather unusually was very damp bordering on wet even though it had a bucket over the crown, with the packing material I used to insulate the crown also wet. I was worried that I would have rot and that the plant could be lost, but fortunately the embryonic fronds were green and robust so all looks well. Those of you with young keen eyes may have noticed the invisible straightening device applied to raise the trunk to a more vertical location. The plant developed a list over the last couple of years due to soil movement. It consists of a number of rubber bungees attached to a fence post to gently pull it straight and I drive soil under the trunk/soil junction to consolidate the position. It’s only been on 24 hours but has worked well, I envisage it will be removed Tuesday. The waistband lower down the trunk represents the liberation day from pot to open ground. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Mar 14, 2022 20:10:11 GMT
Now that's a Tree Fern! dvg
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Post by corky on Apr 9, 2022 13:24:26 GMT
Decided my fern needed to be repotted, I foolishly thought I could do my bit to save the planet and repurpose the old pot, , no chance of getting it out without damaging so cutting it off was the option I took, it looks happy enough in its new home , I'd like to plant it in the ground like Steve has but I need the option to move it at the moment so liberation day is still a dream for this little chap ,I'll update when some new croziers are appearing
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Post by dvg on Apr 9, 2022 17:00:32 GMT
That is a very fine specimen plant indeed! It looks great in the new pot Corky. Looking forward to seeing all the new croziers your tree fern will add in '22. dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Apr 10, 2022 12:09:48 GMT
Yes. Indeedy, they say you can easily keep them in a small pot, it’s true you can but it doesn’t do them any good, restricting the growth somewhat. You can see on my post above the additional girth the plant attained once released from what was a large pot and the number and length of fronds increased. Steve
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Post by stevebooth on May 24, 2022 16:19:44 GMT
The covers were removed March 15th and the warmer weather has got it into growth, it’s ireaching that shuttlecock look again. Cheers Steve
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Post by corky on May 24, 2022 18:01:40 GMT
Looking good, mine is just starting to unfurl its first fronds of the season, nowhere near as numerous as that though, you must have at least ten fronds on that already?
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Post by dvg on May 24, 2022 21:55:31 GMT
It's looking great Steve!
dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Jun 20, 2022 9:39:21 GMT
This year's brood of new Dicksonia from the spores collected last year. Cheers Steve
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Post by corky on Sept 8, 2022 16:06:50 GMT
My plant seems to like the larger pot so far and is enjoying the more fern friendly weather we're having not a patch on Steve's plant ,maybe in a few decades
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