I have a young tree fern bought as a tiny baby, and now needing to be
potted on from its 8 inch pot.

It's a bit over a foot tall, and just starting to show some trunk.

I've been keeping it potted up near the house so I can keep an eye on it
and cosset it a bit - is it now big enough to be able to take its chances
out in the garden, or should I just pop it into the next size up of pot?

And, if pot out - now or in spring?

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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I have a young tree fern bought as a tiny baby, and now needing to
be
potted on from its 8 inch pot.

It's a bit over a foot tall, and just starting to show some trunk.

I've been keeping it potted up near the house so I can keep an eye
on it
and cosset it a bit - is it now big enough to be able to take its
chances
out in the garden, or should I just pop it into the next size up of
pot?

Being a perpetual pessimist, I have worries about it being out of
doors in the winter in an open pot. Remember it will lose heat from
the sides as well as the top. Might it not be better to plant it out,
free of the pot?

And, if pot out - now or in spring?

Franz