UK gardening - Squarrosa Tree Ferns

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Squarrosa Tree Ferns

barden91@googlemail.com

2007-10-22, 8:25 pm

I have listed my New Zealand Squarrosa tree ferns on e-bay at =A359.99
but would like to move a large quantity to a more safer place over
winter time.
I live near Burford in Oxfordshire and have about 200 tree ferns that
if I am not careful will all die with a hard frost over winter time.
If anybody knows of any garden centres that would like to buy any or
even offer me storage over winter time and then discuss the options of
sale next year I would love to hear from you.
Also any persons wanting a tree fern this year then please e-mail me
with your enquiry.
Having so many ferns to look after and the threat of a cold winter I
am very concerned.

Thank you
John

Sacha

2007-10-23, 3:25 am

On 22/10/07 23:53, in article
1193093626.319472.196200@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com,
"barden91@googlemail.com" <barden91@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I have listed my New Zealand Squarrosa tree ferns on e-bay at £59.99
> but would like to move a large quantity to a more safer place over
> winter time.
> I live near Burford in Oxfordshire and have about 200 tree ferns that
> if I am not careful will all die with a hard frost over winter time.
> If anybody knows of any garden centres that would like to buy any or
> even offer me storage over winter time and then discuss the options of
> sale next year I would love to hear from you.
> Also any persons wanting a tree fern this year then please e-mail me
> with your enquiry.
> Having so many ferns to look after and the threat of a cold winter I
> am very concerned.
>
> Thank you
> John
>
You acquired 200 tree ferns without having anywhere to care for them? If
you're advertising them for sale just say so.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

echinosum

2007-10-23, 1:25 pm

barden91@googlemail.com;755702 Wrote:
> I have listed my New Zealand Squarrosa tree ferns on e-bay at £59.99
> but would like to move a large quantity to a more safer place over
> winter time.
At least you are honest enough to give a link to the information at
forestferns.co.uk, which correctly indicates that you just can't expect
to be able to keep a Dicksonia squarrosa alive in your garden in
Britain, except in a very few fortunate locations, or with considerable
protection, because -4 is about the limit for them. There may well have
been a frost of -6 last December where you kept them, but you evidently
had the plants sufficiently well protected so that they didn't
experience it. Giving them that protection without them going rotten is
quite tricky.

The reason why most knowledgeable people who want a 6ft+ tree fern in
their garden Britain rarely want a D. squarrosa, is that D. antarctica,
D. fibrosa, D. sellowana, C. australis and C. smithii are all easier to
keep alive.

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echinosum

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