1. Introduction Labill. (manfern or soft tree fern) is a common and widely Dicksonia antarctica distributed tree fern in Tasmanian wet forests. (Note: For the purpose of this Management Plan the use of the terms fern’ and will refer to ‘tree ‘Dicksonia’ Dicksonia antarctica The population of trunked tree ferns in unless otherwise stated). Tasmania is estimated to exceed 130 million, with in excess of 50% of the population occurring in Formal and Informal Reserves. Tree ferns have been long sought after for their aesthetic properties and have many horticultural applications. is a robust tree fern that can be cut, stored, Dicksonia
1. Introduction Dicksonia antarctica Labill. (manfern or soft tree fern) is a common and widely distributed tree fern in Tasmanian wet forests. (Note: For the purpose of this Management Plan the use of the terms ‘tree fern’ and ‘Dicksonia’ will refer to Dicksonia antarctica unless otherwise stated). The population of trunked tree ferns in Tasmania is estimated to exceed 130 million, with in excess of 50% of the population occurring in Formal and Informal Reserves. Tree ferns have been long sought after for their aesthetic properties and have many horticultural applications. Dicksonia is a robust tree fern that can be cut, stored,
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