Back from the forrest

[paphjoint]

As I can't find any osmunda any longer I fortunately found a "secret but legal" source for treefern -

This is my fourth trunk in 10 years - once its chopped and cut into slabs I'll have a supply for the next 3 or 4 years
so now I'm dancing the dicksonia dance !!

 

[etex]

Good going! It looks like a lot of tree fern. I would be doing the happy dance , too! Glad it is legal. (Is treefern sometimes illegal?)

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice! Now where's that chainsaw???

 

[SlipperFan]

A chunk like that will only last for 3 or 4 years?!

 

[NYEric]

Show us what you make/cut from it.

 

[paphjoint]

I cut the slabs of with a chainsaw - I use the remaining cutted pieces as a potting mix for which it is excellent! - now the center part of the trunk is hard as wood and is useless unless you leave some root fibers on the pole and you use it a growing pole in the greenhouse but I already have two of them there - will show pictures

 

[JeanLux]

a phantastic media :drool::drool::drool::drool: Jean

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

OK Uri, who's Dicksonia died?

 

[biothanasis]

Very creative!!! Pictures please...

 

[paphjoint]

This guy is growing several dozens of tree ferns - some time back he had frost and some died

Yes Dicksonia is a protected (CITES) treefern

OK Uri, who's Dicksonia died?

 

[Clark]

Hello.
Is there any sterilization associated with something like that, before it enters the growing area(s)?
Thank you. Clark

 

[paphjoint]

no not really - one should just watch out for snails and slugs

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

This guy is growing several dozens of tree ferns - some time back he had frost and some died

Yes Dicksonia is a protected (CITES) treefern

Lucky you! That must have been some frost to kill a Dicksonia antarctica.

While D. antarctica is protected by CITES, it is shipped throughout the world (except of course America because they're such hard *****). Europe, especially the UK, takes the lion's share. Most are salvaged logs from Tasmania - the left overs from clear-cutting operations. A good thing? Dunno, but I guess it's better that some are taken and sold since they otherwise would end up in burn piles....I got one myself, but the price tag pains me still.

 

[Ron-NY]

lucky you Uri!!!! Did you ever consider growing your own Osmunda? I grow a patch of it to harvest the roots!