Dicksonia antarctica Labill.

Thick-trunked tree fern, trunk covered with brown hairs and up to 4.5m high, the fronds spreading and up to 3m long.  [RHSD, FNSW].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Britain in 1824.  [JD].

History at Camden Park

One plant was sent to Loddiges’ nursery on 6th January 1845.  [MP A2933-2, p.28].  It occurs in the local area and was certainly collected by Macarthur and most probably grown in the gardens.

Notes

Published Feb 11, 2009 - 02:17 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 05:26 PM

More details about Dicksonia antarctica Labill.
Family Dicksoniaceae
Category
Region of origin

Eastern Australia
Synonyms
Common Name

Soft treefern
Name in the Camden Park Record

Dicksonia antartica 
Confidence level high