I am storing a tree fern and arum lillies, amongst other plants, in a
frostfree, light, cool place over the winter.

Neither have shown any sign of shedding leaves yet; should I just leave
them in place, and will they survive the winter?

Just wondered.

Thanks

Steve

On 2/12/06 12:26, in article
, "Steve J"
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I am storing a tree fern and arum lillies, amongst other plants, in a
frostfree, light, cool place over the winter.

Neither have shown any sign of shedding leaves yet; should I just leave
them in place, and will they survive the winter?

Just wondered.

If they're frost free, leave them alone to do their own thing. They'll know
what to do and when. ;-) Our tree ferns in the garden are only just
showing signs of turning colour on one or two fronds and a green arum lily
in a pot is still putting out a flower and is in full and perfect leaf.
It's just been moved into a frost free greenhouse because I was fretting
over it - unnecessarily so, my husband tells me!
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I am storing a tree fern and arum lillies, amongst other plants, in a
frostfree, light, cool place over the winter.

Neither have shown any sign of shedding leaves yet; should I just leave
them in place, and will they survive the winter?

Just wondered.

Thanks

Steve

The tree fern (Dicksonia Antarctica??) will not shed it's leaves unless it
gets frosted over a period of time. Next year the new light green fronds
will make a good contrast with the older ones. If we are talking about DA
then there is no real need to offer frost protection to the trunk.
The Arum (aethiopica) in my garden still has leaves and survives fine
without any protection.

I packed the Top of my Tree fern with straw to protect from frost . The leaves are still okay but I was wondering if the straw would restrict new growth and should I remove it and replace with fleece.

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