Looks great! I would leave the fronds sticking out of the top and just stuff some straw in the crown and a duvet onto (if it gets stupidly cold like last year).
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Hello
I bought my first tree fern this year so am totally new to them. I have it in a tall slim pot. I was going to put fleece into the crown and cover the entire pot in a fleece jacket( 30 thickness with cord pull bottom) and if weather got really bad, drag the plant into my garage until bad weather passes. Do not know if that is any good or not?
If you can drag it undercover when it gets very cold for the rest I would just pack the crown with dry straw. Just change it every few weeks so it doesn't rot.
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Mine's in a pot sunk in the ground - when forecast is dire, I'll commandeer my other half to help me retrieve it and move it to safety
Fortunately it is in the most sheltered part of the garden so it has not become wind damaged - just hope we don't give ourselves hernias when we do move it
My first year too with a Dicksonia antarctica, dont want to uproot it and after seeing so many dead this year is a bit of straw really enough to get it through?
I'm going to get one of these form Wickes as suggested earlier in thread
Sounds good matey! Just make sure you unwrap well when the temps rise. In an average winter straw is fine. It was only 09 that I started to.protect mine as anything above -5c ish should be fine. If it gets very cold it won't harm to put a small hot water bottle wrapped up near the crown.
Most wanted list - Any Young Trachycarpus and/or fern.
Sounds good matey! Just make sure you unwrap well when the temps rise. In an average winter straw is fine. It was only 09 that I started to.protect mine as anything above -5c ish should be fine. If it gets very cold it won't harm to put a small hot water bottle wrapped up near the crown.
Most wanted list - Any Young Trachycarpus and/or fern.
This cylinder jacket idea i like it but would this cause the Dicksonia antarctica to dry out too much? as the crown still needs to remain moist throughout he winter else it will still die. surely these cylinder jackets will dry out the crowns?