Perennials > Cyathea > Cyathea cooperi > Cyathea cooperi
Cyathea cooperi
Straw Tree-Fern, Lacy Tree-Fern, Australian Tree-Fern
Origin: North East coast of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.
| Family |
| Cyatheaceae |
| Genus |
| Cyathea |
| Species |
| cooperi |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Ferns |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 11 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -12 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 40 |
| Height |
| 9 - 12 m |
| Spread |
| 6 - 8 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Gardens, ornamental use and container planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist, well-drained soils with acidic and mildly acidic pH. Tolerates light frost. |
| Shape |
| Upright and wide-spread. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Slender with distinctive "coin spots" where old fronds have broken off. Apex of trunk and unfurling crosiers, covered with long silky scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fronds that are 4 - 6 m in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescences are compound and composed of rames. Central inflorescence axis are 40 - 90 cm long. |
| Colour Description |
| The fronds are bright green in colour. The scales on the bark are straw coloured. Can rarely be found as a pale pink with orange stripes going down the middle. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Spores. |
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