A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi
Cibotium menziesii
Large native fronds add understory structure and help protect shaded soil.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A large tree fern for moist, sheltered sites; plant nursery-grown stock and allow for the full frond span.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- Over 3 ft tall · 8–15+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round fern foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A native tree fern for shade
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of australian tree fern.
Sphaeropteris cooperi
Try hāpuʻu ʻiʻi for a native tree fern for shade.
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Photo credits & licenses
Hāpuʻu ʻiʻi: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Australian tree fern: Karelj · CC BY-SA 4.0
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