A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Hāpuʻu pulu
Cibotium glaucum
A native tree fern adds an understory canopy and helps control erosion.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs ample moisture, acidic soil, and drainage; its fronds require generous space. Buy nursery-grown plants.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture / Moist to wet
- Mature size
- Over 3 ft tall · 8–20+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round fern foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A native tree fern
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of australian tree fern.
Sphaeropteris cooperi
Try hāpuʻu pulu for a native tree fern.
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Photo credits & licenses
Hāpuʻu pulu: Hermann Luyken · CC0
Australian tree fern: Karelj · CC BY-SA 4.0
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