Tree ferns have become popular choices for gardeners wanting to add a large, finely textured green presence in their garden. But what if you don't have the space for a 12-foot-tall, wide-arching fern ...

Once you know how to grow ferns you will appreciate how these versatile plants can add texture, form, and movement to a range of areas in the garden. Whether delicate and feathery, with gently ...

Tree ferns were around when dinosaurs roamed the planet. Now remnants of these remarkable plants are primarily found in cloud forests and rain forests that are quickly disappearing. In Hawaii, the ...

Ferns are ubiquitous here in south Louisiana, thriving in our moist, semi-shady areas and seemingly springing from nowhere. Take the mysterious resurrection ferns that hug the limbs of our oak trees.

For the first time, researchers have characterized the genome arrangement of tree ferns, which sheds new insight into how ferns evolved. Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have ...

• The Australian tree fern (Cyathea cooperi) is a large tropical fern that forms a trunk. In the wild, a mature tree’s medium to dark green fronds can grow 5 to 8 feet long, but the fronds will be ...

Unique fern sucks nutrients from the soil using dead "zombie leaves" By Ben Coxworth January 29, 2024 Plant biology professor James Dalling and colleagues discovered that some tree ferns recycle their ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign plant biology professor James Dalling and his colleagues discovered that some tree ferns recycle their dead fronds into roots. The researchers call these ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Adult tree ferns of the genera Cyathea and Alsophila are frequently harvested from tropical forest remnants near the city of Cuetzalan (Puebla ...

When someone mentions ferns, is the first image that comes to mind that of dainty plants with ornate leaves sometimes in unusual colours? What if someone told you that some ferns can grow as tall as ...