Tree Fern

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  1. JWK

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    Yes I do remember and was a bit sceptical at the time. Last year I thought I had lost my big tree fern to the Beast from the East, I was contemplating buying a small tree fern and attaching it to the 'dead' trunk as you had done some years ago.

    I am pleased to learn your experiment worked and would love to see a photo of it now.

    It was late August before mine slowly revived:

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      Do these grow well in pots? I have a couple of 100L pots I'm looking to fill
       
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      Yes they do grow well in pots, and you could move them into a greenhouse to overwinter - provided you could lift a 100L pot!
       
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      • Spruce

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        @JWK this is what it looks like today , just a bit of frost damage on one leaf .....

        @wiseowl

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          this is when I added the new log to the top, I cut a v shape into the bottom log with a saw and done similar with the new one and gave it a sprinkle of dry swell gell crystals to keep it moist in the joint .... I used bamboo canes like large nails to keep it attached ... [​IMG]
           
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            didnt take long before the new roots moved into the old log [​IMG]
             
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            • JWK

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              Very informative @Spruce thanks. It looks in very good condition, I can hardly see the join. Did you search garden centres for a matching diameter new plant?
               
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                I took the measurements and asked for roughly the same size girth from
                Tree Ferns | Seagrave Nurseries
                 
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                  @wiseowl anything to add to this thread :spinning::dbgrtmb:

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                    Good evening @Spruce my friend I am going to get them tomorrow as soon as Mrs Woo's new bed arrives,they have stated 7am to 1pm delivery(and you know what that could mean) ;):blue thumb:I shall go and pick them up:smile:
                     
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                      we will need a photo .... I knew you would , I hope Mrs Woo likes her new nest !

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