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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Medullaris
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Medullaris
You don't water your plants Paul? They were getting by on rain alone? A medullaris here couldn't last 4 days without a watering.and that's being generous. In a heatwave 48 hours of no watering would kill it,or cause the kind of damage tree ferns never grow out of. I water it everyday. Its not a plant that tolerates skimpy water. I can see why photos show wild Cyathea medullaris with fronds drooping straight down in an extra dry season. Even in nature,they don't hold much of a reserve. As to C.cooperi or Brentwood...HUGE difference in dryness ability. No comparison.
Its almost funny to see this collection of water needy ferns- lush Adiantums and Davalia's and some moss on the trunk of the C.meduallaris..in a very tiny oasis (6' around?). After that..dry to drier for the other plants. I'm conserving...with every ounce of fiber of my being not to lose something.
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Bennz
Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:06 am Posts: 675 Location: Waimarama NZ
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Re: Medullaris
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Sat Aug 29, 2015 9:50 am |
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Stan
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:52 pm Posts: 10687 Location: Hayward- S.F. Bay area Ca.
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Re: Medullaris
Thats so lush,It has to be whats relative. I know that Golden Gate Park waters their tree fern dell - where the big Mamaku's had once been- so heavily,the ground feels spongy...as I walked by mine to get to the Platycerium,I felt the spongy ground effect. I'm going to have to get creative as it adds trunk feet Ben. I cant stand there twice a day with a hose like those cherub fountains doing there thing.
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Medullaris
Remember Ben that New Zealand is the tree fern land of the world's best climate and sure enough rain under normal circumstances [ 1200/1300mm ], we must do it with 800mm per year, which is certainly not enough, in dry and hot weather the humidity often goes to 30 % thats poison for tree ferns, so we have to give a lot of water , and then the mild winters you have Gr. Eduard.
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Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:38 pm |
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hilts
Joined: Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:30 pm Posts: 2269 Location: Devon, South Coast UK
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Re: Medullaris
It would be interesting to know what the annual rainfall is in the area of Northern Spain where the magnificent medullaris is in the original post of this thread, I always thought of Spain as a relatively hot dry country and if that is the case then somebody must be chucking a lot of water at it very often for it to be doing so well?
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Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:09 pm |
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Medullaris
Hi Chris I found this; climate asturias spain,
Thanks to a relatively mild and humid climate, the temperatures are pleasant -also the heart of summer and the countryside is green year round.
And much rain , did not find the proportions that Mau will knows.
Gr. Eduard.
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Sat Aug 29, 2015 8:43 pm |
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neil armstrong
Joined: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:03 pm Posts: 232 Location: west cornwall
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Re: Medullaris
Bombing away at Tremenheere -12ft of trunk in as many years-much quicker than C australis /dealbata /smithii -but C brownii now coming along with a late run C cunninghamia might have been speedy but sadly very tender and now dead
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Paul Spracklin
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:55 pm Posts: 2564 Location: North Thames delta UK
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Re: Medullaris
Now that is what they should look like - mine never did, even it is heyday. Mild, wet climate, humid air, feet with constant access to moisture - perfect growing conditions.
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Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:13 am |
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Medullaris
Neil, Cornwall also has good conditions for tree ferns, beautiful location and beautiful specimen you have , I assume you do not have to protect in the winter? Gr. Eduard.
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Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:22 pm |
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Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:40 pm |
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Re: Medullaris
_________________ 2021 min. -09.1ºC --- max. 33.2ºC 2022 min. -09.0ºC --- max. 39.7ºC
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Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:46 pm |
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MAU
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:46 pm Posts: 216 Location: Madrid,SPAIN
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Re: Medullaris
The weather in areas near the sea Asturias is especially good for growing many subtropical plants. I leave a link on temperatutas and annual rainfall in Gijon. http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Gijon ... as/ES.aspxDicksonia squarrosa Mau
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Fukuoka Scott
Joined: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:32 pm Posts: 958 Location: Fukuoka, Japan
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Re: Medullaris
I water mine pretty often (not daily though, it rains so often here) in the hot season but not all that much in winter and it seems to do all right.
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Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:44 am |
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Tom Velardi
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:20 pm Posts: 4337 Location: Kyushu, Southern Japan (33.607N latitude)
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No need to water lately though, huh Scott? It is raining on and on these days - not exactly normal for us even here.
From what I can see, the Atlantic coast of Spain is considered potentially temperate rainforest (where trees remain), so it isn't that surprising tree ferns would be happy there. Japan as well is considered temperate rainforest, though of course that depends on the exact location. Unfortunately, summer heat is hot enough to discourage plants that like cooler conditions (including this species) and we have the threat of cold snaps that can do them harm too. I'm interested to see how Scott's specimen fairs over the coming years.
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