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Ferns
Ferns are plants that have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants, but they do not produce flowers and seeds. Ferns reproduce by means of spores. Before the emergence of flowering plants, ferns dominated the land for millions of years. Nowadays, they are mostly valued for their attractive foliage.
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The rhizome is the stem of the fern plant. This can creep along or under the ground ,it may grow into a short or tall trunk (a vertical rhizome), or it may be a solid mass that gives rise to a tuft of fronds (an erect rhizome). Often, the rhizome grows underground. This produces roots and new fronds (leaves).
Foxes are omnivores and eat a variety of plants and animals but I doubt that the fern is considered a delicacy by the fox.
The upright fronds of a Chrustmas fern are 1 foot (30 cm) to 3 feet (80 cm) tall. Each frond is 2 inches (5 cm) to 5 inches (12 cm) wide. The width (spread) of the plant is 12 inches (30 cm) to 18 inches (46 cm).
Why is it advantageous to ferns to have their spores carried long distances by wind or water?
They can get to where they need to be quicker and easier.
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What is the pollination of tree ferns?
The tree ferns have the same 'pollination' process as do all other ferns. BUT it should not be called pollination, for no pollen is involved - fertilization or reproduction are better terms.
Ferns develop spores in clusters, called sori, often on the underside of the frond (probably to protect them from moisture?.) But some species develop the spores on the edges of the frond. Each sori has many spores.
These tiny dust-like spores float off and those that land by chance in a suitable area, develop into a small "proto plant" called a prothallus.
This is a tiny plant, with a single heart-shaped leaf, and it generates both some antheridium, and some sperm. The sperm of a prothallus are remarkable, for they are motile - they can locomote across a moist surface to meet up with the antheridium, and then these two join and fertilize.
From this union, the new fern plant arises. Some of the details vary among various species of ferns, and the above description is a general one.
How do you cut back ferns in the spring?
Ferns are wild, I couldn't see why anyone would actually buy these. If you cut them back they still grow, you cant hurt these plants, so cut back whenever you want..oh use a pair od scissors, or a knife to cut these back..I just pull em out.
