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to remove fronds or not and when
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Posted by osprey-jack (My Page) on Sat, Mar 1, 08 at 13:29
| I am confused. I have 3 smallish dicksonias bought at the end of the summer 07, with fronds intact. I planted them, and the fronds have survived the winter on all three - which has been quite mild and they are in a fairly sheltered spot (south UK). Should I cut the fronds off to encourage new growth or not ? Should I have done so in the autumn ? One is already producing new fronds from its crown. |
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RE: to remove fronds or not and when
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| The fronds have a limited life span and are continually replaced. In the wild the spent fronds droop down and form a dense skirt around the trunk. If they bother you cut them off as they become brown but it will make no difference to the plant. |
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