Cyathea Kalgoorlie Gold?

[Peter G]

Does anyone have any info on this tree fern? I am trying to work out what the species is.

[Peter G]

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[NApalm]

Looks nice but no idea sorry

[The Silent Seed]

Sorry to point out the obvious - I would contact the place that grew it (See tag.)

That's a nice plant.

[edbrown_III]

Depending upon what southern Austalian speices it is some one has probably nursery raised a Cyathea cooperi or Cyathea australis and given it a cultivar name because of its characteristics. I can send a figure that permits you to differentiate the various species of Cyathea but it is based upon the color and shape of hte their scales --- these are hair like fibers on the leaves and petioles .

Some one in your local nurseries can probably tell by a glance.

I hope this helps

Ed

[floridascape]

We grow that cultivar in florida, in full sun it is supposed to get an attractive gold coloration. My buddy has been growimg them from liners for a few years now.

[Tropicgardener]

I saw these a while ago turn up in Nurseries and Garden Centres here....... I believe that it is a form of Cyathea cooperi but the Trade Name 'Kalgoorlie Gold' is misleading as C.cooperi does not occur in that semi desert area of Western Australia.

[edbrown_III]

a inspection of the frond scales would tell you what it is ------ C. cooperi or australis --- but cultivar is whee you bouht it from . Most likely a C. cooperi if its available in the states ---- if I could find a Cyathera australis I would buy one in a heart beat but I just cant find them here.

Best regards

Ed

[Tropicgardener]

Cyathea australis is not very commonly grown here in Queensland, I had it once but it died the first summer I had.......these are much more like Cyathea cooperi.

[Kailua_Krish]

a inspection of the frond scales would tell you what it is ------ C. cooperi or australis --- but cultivar is whee you bouht it from . Most likely a C. cooperi if its available in the states ---- if I could find a Cyathera australis I would buy one in a heart beat but I just cant find them here.

Best regards

Ed

Ed,

I managed to get ahold of one from online (granted it was very small) and it withered away into nothing over the course of the past year. I have no problems with C. cooperi however and a purported C. medullaris (got it at the same time, also very small, not sure it is that). Im wondering if its like D antarctica which doesn't really thrive here (though I have one that does ok).

-Krishna

[edbrown_III]

I got one up to about 3 foot but was away on a assignment for a few weeks and it dried out. I would still ahve it . other wise. Fern factory has the C medularis --- Cyatheas get termite problems --- My ex got one up to about 10 foot of trunk . C. robustas and cooperi. same problem with the withering I bout 2 and left them out but they disappeared in the rain forest. If one of us gets toBritsh Columbia or West coast and buys some D. antartical trunks of reasonable size you can root them or sell them --- I could find one but would buy a big one if anyone had one to sell

Best of luck

Ed