General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 30 - 45 feet
Plant Spread: 8 - 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Soft Tree Fern
  • Tasmanian Tree Fern
  • Man Fern
  • Wooly Tree Fern
  • Tree Fern
  • Australian Tree Fern
  • Hardy Tree Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dicksonia antarctica
  • Synonym: Balantium antarcticum

Photo Gallery
Location: Zone 5
Date: 2013-03-02 
Unfurling Fronds
Location: Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2020-04-05
Tasmanian Tree Fern amongst the Redwoods
Location: London.
Date: 2012-07-15
A new Crozier on a tree fern!
Location: My Garden London, England.
Date: The mists of time!
New croziers, for a fossil plant!
Photo by robertduval14
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Location: Leeds Castle, Kent!
Date: 2014-08-24
A wonderful gorge of tree ferns.
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-05-12
unfolding frond
Location: South Wales
Date: 2022-06-15
Location: at a recreation park, Belgium
Date: 2007-08-24
Location: My Garden London, England.
New croziers emerging!
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: London, England!
Date: 2014-06-08
One of my beloved tree ferns.
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: My Garden London, England.
Date: 2014-09-28
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: My gareden.
Date: 2012-08-24
A frond unfurling!
Location: My garden.
Date: 2012-11-06
A new fron at this time of year?
Location: Leeds Castle, Kent!
Date: 2014-08-24
Stunning!
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-10-21
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Location: My garden!
Date: 2012-07-26
A crozier from my tree ferns!
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: My garden.
Date: 2012-08-24
One of my baby ferns unfolding!

Credit florum

Credit florum

Credit florum

Credit florum
Location: Lake Wales, FL
Date: 2016-12-08
At Bok Tower Gardens
Location: Lake Wales, FL
Date: 2016-12-08
At Bok Tower Gardens
Location: My garden!
Date: 2012-08-01
Unfurling croziers a sight to behold.
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-04-29
new unfolding fronds..
Location: Sydney Australia
Date: 2019-09-21
Location: Specimen in cultivation at the Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanische Garten, Stuttgart, Germany
photo credit: Dryas
Location: My Garden London, England.
Date: February.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Cool pic! by wcgypsy Jul 15, 2012 8:12 PM 4

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