Tree ferns after 40 years
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Eduard O
Joined: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:46 pm Posts: 1196 Location: Maastricht Netherlands
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Tree ferns after 40 years
Hi, I'm Eduard Ogg, born in Wellington New Zealand, but unfortunately we went back to The Netherlands when I was 3 months old. All my life I heard how beautiful that country is. At my 40st year, I decided to travel for one month to go around the country to explore. My girlfriend wanted to see everything, so more work than enjoy! Nord and south, a little too much! This was in November1996, but what struck me immediately were those wonderful tree ferns, some 20 m high, great! +-100 km under Nelson I met an old man with a fern nursery. Also quite passionate in his craft, he found my interest so fine that he searched there a number of young plants. It was 3 xD. fibrosa 1 x D.squarrosa 1 x C. medullaris 1 x polystichhum vestitum, as a gift. All these ferns fitted in a video V.H.S. box, and did come home well. At the end of Oktober1999 we went back to New Zealand, now to do it right and relax until the first of Januari 2000. So enough time te see it al, even Stewart Island. We travelled almost all roads of N.Z and saw all the national parks. This time I collected all spores from the most treeferns I found.
Here A picture from 1999 where the fernman just sold his nursery, could tell him that the ponga’s were still well grown!
Here is one of the few photos I have of the young tree ferns, Mai 2000, here in the middle a visit of my aunt who once came to watch from GB to the small ponga's here! left behind you see the C.medullaris , right the D. squarrosa and also the D.fibrosa on the right side,
Growth in two years, treeferns 2002.
D. fibrosa,
D.squarrosa,
C. medullaris, [ Mamaku - Black Tree Fern]
Here the D.squarrosa in 2007, The trunk is accidentally dried in the winter, the roots are dead to the root ball, and go upstairs to grow over the growing point there!,
Drag to the winter greenhouse, for the last time [to high]November 2009, [C.medullaris]
Because he was too large I packed him in a tent with heater and thermostat, 2010,
The leaf frozen off!,
Real winter, temp. +2ºC. In tent, outside -14ºC.
The first spring rolls,
June 2011 I decided him to plant on the spot in the ground ,whith insulation plates for the protection of the roots,
All finished,
August 2011,
Oktober 2011,
Eduard.
_________________ 2021 min. -09.1ºC --- max. 33.2ºC 2022 min. -09.0ºC --- max. 39.7ºC
Last edited by Eduard O on Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:46 pm, edited 9 times in total.
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:56 pm |
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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: Treeferns after 40 years
And why I think C.medullaris is the greatest FERN of them all. A great effort is rewarded Edward. And I understand..as a matter of fact I think you're tickled by the idea of it reaching many meters in the future and what sort of protection will be involved!..I KNOW exotic plant people..
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:16 pm |
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Gareth
Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:50 pm Posts: 43 Location: Heavy Clay, Leeds UK
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
ok, that's amazing, and quite inspirational.
C medullaris is indeed the best fern of them all and worth the effort... mine have gone from 30cm fronds on arrival to ENORMOUS in just 3 years... and trunks forming.... amazing plant.
Clearly, the tent and heating is the way forward.
Thanks for your post!
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:35 pm |
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Steve Pope
Joined: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:37 am Posts: 1401 Location: Sussex coast
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Tree fern treasury
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:22 pm |
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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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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
Speechless. Paltry are my posts compared to this.
I'll say this - you have inspired me.
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:27 pm |
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Mark Longley
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:45 pm Posts: 877 Location: Auckland, NZ
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
Welcome to the forum Eduard and thank you for posting such a beautiful story.
I love the images which as Steve says have a certain warm and rustic quality about them, particularly the early set, absolutely gorgeous. I'm not sure what your climate is like in Maastricht but -14degc is as you well know well into death territory for medullaris and yet you found a protection method which works AND is relatively practical. I don't know of anyone who has ever inserted polystyrene panels into the soil for insulation, perhaps I'm wrong but that's new to me and clearly very effective.
I noticed you also have some very happy Cyathea tomentosissima in tubs there which presumably you keep in the conservatory in winter.
Really inspirational post, thanks.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:12 am |
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Troydonovan
Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 1:54 am Posts: 1466 Location: Old Beach Tasmania
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
What a great story Edward
The Cyathea medullaris is absolutely gorgeous and its hard to believe how well it grew in that large tub with it's massive root system .
All your hard work has certainly paid off well done .
Troy
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:29 am |
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George
Joined: Sun May 06, 2012 8:08 am Posts: 294 Location: Hangzhou, East China
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
What a amazing story, Eduard! I have also a great passion for tree fern, all kinds of! You grow the right TF for your location. The poster-like old photos and their successive ones form a vivid life line for these beauties. You inspires all of us, not only the photos, but also the efforts you put.
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9a 600km northwest of Diaoyu Island
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
Hi Eduard,
Many thanks for taking the time out to post those pictures of your tree fern story I hope the planted fern has many years of growth to come. I suppose you will have to get higher and higher with your protection each year you are going to need a bigger pair of steps!! How does the Cyathea look this year have you had good growth from it again?
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:02 am |
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Charles Wychgel
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:09 pm Posts: 757 Location: Algarve/Portugal
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
Goed gedaan Eduard dat was leuk leesvoer, bedankt
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David Matzdorf
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:06 pm Posts: 5321 Location: Islington, London UK
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
This is the kind of post that makes running this website rewarding. A detailed, knowledgeable, colourful, illustrated, heartfelt international horticulture story. Brilliant.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:23 pm |
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BenC
Joined: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:23 pm Posts: 298 Location: East Devon, UK
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
This has just cheered me up on a thoroughly miserable, cold and wet day! Thanks for posting. Brilliant!
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:15 pm |
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Jimhardy
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
Very cool-I kept wondering why it wasn't in the ground. Great idea using styro to keep the cold ground temps out...... I will do this,if I ever try a Bizzy.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:46 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: Treeferns after 40 years
Thank you all for the lovely comments. later I will answer the questions. Gr. Ed.
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:20 pm |
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Troydonovan
Joined: Sun May 30, 2010 1:54 am Posts: 1466 Location: Old Beach Tasmania
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Re: Treeferns after 40 years
I just had another look at this topic the medullaris has got me hooked !
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