Tree ferns are a familiar sight on road trips through forests and bushwalks. Shutterstock. C. australis has a rough almost prickly frond, hence its common name of rough tree fern, and can grow to be ...

But this tree fern’s “zombie leaves,” or leaf roots, represent the first known example of a repurposing of dying tissue, said Eddie Watkins, a professor and fern expert at Colgate University ...

Fortunately, there's a shorter tree fern available, the eye-catching Blechnum gibbum 'Silver Lady.' This fast-growing, evergreen fern can reach 6 feet in height, though it's more likely to top out ...

Scientists have discovered a zombie tree that converts its leaves into roots as it dies. The Cyathea rojasiana tree fern, which is native to Panama in Central America, was studied by plant ...

The Australian tree fern ( Cyathea cooperi) is a large tropical fern that forms a trunk. In the wild, a mature tree's medium to dark green fronds can grow 5 to 8 feet long, but the fronds will be ...

Cyathea rojasiana tree ferns seem to thrive in Panama’s Quebrada Chorro forest by turning dead leaves into roots that seek out nutrient-rich soil.

The flying spider-monkey tree fern genome provides insights into fern evolution and arborescence. Nature Plants , 2022; 8 (5): 500 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-022-01146-6 Cite This Page : ...

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant. The fern, Cyathea ...

Now the first full tree fern genome has been successfully sequenced—that of the flying spider-monkey tree fern—hinting at how these peculiar plants accrued such a massive set of genes.

"Large tree ferns are extremely heavy so it's useful to have assistance to support it during cutting and while it's being lowered down." Jane cuts the fern about half a metre above the ground.

Be warned, however, that learning how to winterize tree ferns will be different. These tropical trees will need outdoor ...

Tree ferns are generally slow growing, at rates of just 25-50 millimetres height increase per year. This means the tall individuals you might spot in a mature forest may be several centuries old.