The Ultimate New Zealand Tree Fern Guide
网页2020年1月10日 · This tree fern guide will help you to quickly and easily identify New Zealand’s tree ferns. Glancing at this guide will help you identify mamaku, ponga, wheki and more tree ferns. A US friend of mine that spent many months traveling in New Zealand remarked how much he loved the tree ferns of New …
What’s a punga? - Te Papa’s Blog
网页2013年6月12日 · ‘Punga’ is a quintessential Kiwi word used to refer to tree ferns or sometimes, more specifically, the trunks of tree ferns. But in his book A Dictionary of Maori Plant Names, James Beever does not record any tree ferns as being called punga by Māori.
Identify New Zealand’s common tree ferns: ponga, mamaku, …
网页2020年10月29日 · If so, the tree fern is a ponga – the silver fern, a species of tree fern only found in New Zealand. Ponga can also be identified by the white tinge of their fronds’ stalks. Plus, the fronds are covered with small scales, in contrast with the hairs characteristic of the Dicksonia species such as whekī (tree ferns are either scaly or hairy).
RNZIH - Plant Doctor - Shifting tree ferns - Royal New Zealand ...
网页Shifting tree ferns. I have to move two pongas that are about 7-8 ft tall and growing too close to the house. There are five others that are stunted and look to be in a bad way, that also have to be moved. I would like to replant to a more open location.
How to Kill a Tree Stump and Stop it Re-Sprouting - Kiwicare
网页How to Kill the Tree Roots and Prevent Re-Sprouting. Kiwicare Weed Weapon Stump Stop Gel is formulated to effectively kill tree roots without causing harm to surrounding plants. Cut the tree down and immediately paint Weed Weapon Stump Stop onto the whole cut surface of the stump. The sooner the gel is applied to the cut the more effective it ...
Re-locating a tree fern - Fronds New Zealand, suppliers of native …
网页1. Best time to dig up a tree fern is July/August. 2. Get a sharp spade and cut down alongside the trunk - depth will depend on how tall the tree is - if say 2-3 metres then at least 40-50cm deep. You will need to dig back a bit on one side as you then need to cut though the root system on a horiziontal attack to sheer off the root of the trunk ...
Plant Care - Fronds New Zealand, suppliers of native New Zealand …
网页Plant Care - FERNS. Most (but not all) ferns are shade lovers so in general avoid planting in windy conditions and in full sunlit areas (see chart for best plant location spots). Greatest losses we find are due to inadequate watering (or planting in harsh windy and over sunny locations with consequent drying out - they are not cacti!!)
Tree Ferns ponga of the tangihua forest
网页Tree ferns are commonly called Ponga. Calling all tree ferns ponga is incorrect as only some tree ferns are ponga, these are Cyathea dealbata (Silver fern) and Wheki ponga of the Dicksonia species. Tree fern fronds (leaves) are tripinnate: The stem has a leaf coming off each side of it (Pinnate) and that leaf has leaves coming off each side of ...
Kia Ora community. Learn how to prune the iconic NZ Silver Fern Punga …
网页Learn how to prune the iconic NZ Silver Fern Punga tree. 🌿 Welcome to episode 7 of Garden Visions Tips & Tricks. 🎥 The video series where we motivate and teach you how to get out in the garden and do simple jobs that don’t require any special tools or equipment and raise street appeal & visuals of your home. 🏡 Thank you all for the support and ...
Page 3. Tree ferns - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
网页Ponga (silver fern) grows in the North Island and the east and north of the South Island. Its fronds have a distinctive silver underside. Māori laid them silver-side up as track markers – in the dark they were lit up by burning torches. The …