Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Cyatheaceae

Genus:

Alsophila

Species:

Alsophila nothofagorum

Growth Characteristics

Height:

600 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, invertebrates

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Notes:

Highly fire-sensitive; tree ferns are typically killed by fire and recover slowly through spore dispersal from unburned refugia.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Reproduces primarily through spores; spore propagation requires high humidity and can take several months to produce gametophytes.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI