RE: Best fern propagation

Now, this is something I can talk about.  I can write 'treefern' without
looking it up!!!

We have lots of treefern here, some residents and some imported..the most
common being what is called Australian Tree Fern.  Wish I were more
knowledgeable as to their botanical names.

I have often gotten 'loads' of treefern from bulldozed properties.  I lay
them on their sides on the ground, in the shade and most of them sprout
new growth.  I collected one HUGE trunk I call The Monolith, about 8'
tall and 2' in diameter and placed it upright so I could grow epiphytes
on it...and it has sprouted new growth.  We live on the windward side of
the island of Hawaii...lots of warm rain but not sizzling
temps....average temp is around 80deg.F. Cheers, everyone, Carol

>From: Baumfarn Webmaster <webmaster@baumfarn.at>
>Reply-To: ferns@hort.net
>To: ferns@hort.net
>Subject: [ferns] Best fern propagation
>Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:32:03 +0200
>
>At Yahoo-treefern were also some msg posted about the best
>environment on fern propagtion ([treefern] Challenge, [treefern]
>Challenge-Frank).
>Not soil-mixture. Environment: best temperature, humidity of soil,
>air-humidity exposure to light.
>My experienec on treeferns is, that they love to be at least
>sometimes quite warm (around 300C). I placed some of my boxes on a
>self-constructed propagation trolley
>(http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern/viewtopic.php?t=716). The boxes
>over the tube get some heat it. You can touch it easily anytime with
>your hand, without getting ever burned, just feel nice warm. But
>don't know realy the temperature. Another posted, that this is true,
>but as soon as some prothalia are developing it needs light too.
>
>What your experience on this? Esspecially on growing tropical or
>semi/sub-tropical ferns?
>
>Thanks
>peter
>
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