Gunnera vs tree fern, what would you do?

Jim's Palms uk
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Published 2024-06-12
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All Comments (14)
  • @annclarke9865
    I'd definitely be protecting my tree fern that leaf would of been chopped by now
  • @terrystokes7047
    Tough one; but yes the Gunnera leaf needs to go; saying that the Gunners is one of my favourite plants in my garden this year.
  • @davegreenthumb
    Cut the gunnera leaf off Jim ,you will be not happy if it snaps all your tree ferns new growth.we all guilty of planting too close.
  • @Hilbre78
    Chop off the Gunnera leaf. It's a shame to let it damage the new slow-growing fronds of the tree fern.
  • @kristiankulev4448
    Hi Jim! To the question - I would try to stake or tie the leaf to the other ones so that it doesn't interfere as much and avoid cutting. Off topic... I have been following every vid of your's for about a year now and I have to say that your garden is very impressive and have inspired me to try and grow palms in my garden as well here in Varna, Bulgaria. Keep up the good work!
  • @Plant_Mad_Paul
    Me personally I would go for the chop Jim prob value the treefern more than the gunnera, but maybe if I owned a gunnera I’d have a different opinion 🤣. Yeah my bananas/canna and risen not got going at all yet , I had the musafolia in the greenhouse all winter and got them into growth early but they only got to about 2ft and now looks to have the canna virus 🦠 so I’m at a dilemma as to do I remove it now before it infects my other cannas or? It’s just going leave a massive space in the bed. Got plenty of extra Indica I’ve grown from seed but they deffo not going to get the hight I ideally want and need.
  • @tonycastro9997
    The tree fern is the more valuable out the two to replace so would move the tree fern not as much root system as gunnera and the gunnera is going to get bigger so save you time in the future
  • @tropicalpdx1341
    Lose the Gunnera altogether, they're so overrated. I grew one, wasn't impressed and tossed it in the bin after three years. A tree fern is a beautiful and architectural plant. How much does a Gunnera cost maybe $10, tree ferns on the other hand, they ain't cheap.