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| COMMON NAME Australian Tree Fern, Scaly Tree Fern, Lacy Tree Fern |
| BOTANICAL NAME Cyathea cooperi |
| HEIGHT 20’+ |
| WIDTH 12′ |
| MONOECIOUS |
| EVERGREEN |
| LIFESPAN 500 years |
| COLD TOLERANCE 32° F |
| SOIL TYPE Moist to well drained |
| WATER REQUIREMENTS Water after planting in ground, and water every day for 2 weeks.Week 3 and week 4, water deeply twice a week. From week 5 forward water deeply at least once a week until it has been 3 months. Needs weekly to regular watering once established. Supplement with water during droughts and the hot, dry months to keep your plant lush and thriving. Reduce watering in the Winter when growth slow. Avoid watering the crown, if possible, to prevent problems. |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE No |
| SALT TOLERANCE No |
| LIGHT REQUIREMENTS Dappled sun to shade |
| FERTILIZING Sparingly use a general purpose, 10-10-10 once a month from Spring to Summer for faster growth. Alternatively, use a slow-release fertilizer 3 times a year. Halt fertilizing from the Fall to Winter, then begin again in the Spring. Do not allow fertilizer to clump, be sure to disperse evenly. Clumped fertilizer can potentially burn roots, potentially harming or killing a plant. Avoid getting fertilizer on the leaves, fronds, trunk, and crown. |
| FLOWER Non-flowering, reproduces via spores. |
| MONTH OF COLOR All year |
| FRUIT Spores on the undersides of leaves. Inedible. |
| ALLERGENS, TOXICITY AND ANIMALS Toxic to dogs, cats, horses, and humans. Small hairs on the stalks and undersides of the leaves cling to clothing and skin, and can cause skin irritation. Use gloves! |
| COMMENTS This beautiful, large fern is slow-growing and likes partial shade and moist areas. The trunk is made up of fuzzy rootlets that like daily irrigation exposure. In locations susceptible to cold damage, wrap a frost cloth over and around the tree and tie securely to protect the day before a freeze. Remove promptly once the freeze has subsided. Regulate soil temperature and better protect the roots by mulching (with mulch, leaves, hay, etc.) no less than 3″ thick and 1′ radius around the base of the trunk above where the roots grow. |
| PRICE $125 |