Ferns > Cyathea > Cyathea medullaris > Cyathea medullaris
Cyathea medullaris
black tree fern
| Family |
| Cyatheaceae |
| Genus |
| Cyathea |
| Species |
| medullaris |
| Category |
| Ferns |
| Synonyms |
| Cyathea medullaris, Cyathea cumingii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-5) - 1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 34 |
| Height |
| 12 - 20 m |
| Spread |
| 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A unique black-stemmed tree fern growing upright. |
| Landscape |
| Gardens, ornamental use and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow under partial sunlight with moist, well-drained soils with acidic and mildly acidic pH. Tolerates light frost. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| No notable pests or diseases. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trengwainton garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by spores. |
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