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Cyathea arborea

 
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Family: Cyatheaceae
Genus: Cyathea (sigh-ATH-ee-uh) (Info)
Species: arborea (ar-BOR-ee-uh) (Info)

Synonym:Polypodium arboreum
Synonym:Cyathea sternbergii
Synonym:Cyathea nigrescens

Category:
Ferns

Height:
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)
over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness:
Unknown - Tell us

Sun Exposure:
Unknown - Tell us

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage

Other details:
This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Cretaceous On Nov 20, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA
(Zone 9b) wrote:

Cyathea arborea is a common species native to Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, and Mexico.

Cyathea are listed on CITES Appendix II.

Encyclopedia of Life entry for this species: [HYPERLINK@www.eol.org]



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