"gary smith" wrote in message
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Are you sure it's D antarctica? I thought it was D squarrosa which was
more likely to do this?

I'm not sure now, the labels says Dicksonia Antartica. I must admit I
have only seen Dicksonia Antartica as a still trunk and not multi
branched.

So how do I tell the difference ??

Antarctica has a fat trunk and is brown in colour while squarrosa is much
more slender and darker, almost black. (it is also a great deal more tender
and there a very few gardens that could get away with it outside sadly)

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)