dsmrp
TUG Member
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2014
- Messages
- 2,531
- Reaction score
- 1,850
- Points
- 398
- Location
- MI Washington
- Resorts Owned
- Sheraton Vistana, Waikoloa Bay Club, Hyatt Pinon Pt
Since I grew up in Honolulu, I occasionally miss the plants and flowers, so have been bringing back mainly flowering plants starts over the years. I have a couple of orchid plants that are years old. On my last trip, on impulse, I bought a couple of hapu'u tree fern woody stumps (agriculture inspected of course). Even tho' I wasn't returning home for nearly a week, the seller assured me they would last in the plastic packaging and to bring them back in my carry-on.
I followed packaging instructions on care and (lots of )watering and misting. I was afraid I had overwatered but 2+ weeks later, I'm getting a frond each on them!
The one in the background has a frond "baby bump" 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-wujjrMWmSpuVvids1e8nvVOv-Jih-Z_
It does help that it's summer and hot here, to emulate growing temps in Hawaii.
My childhood friends and I thought Hapu'u tree ferns were very elegant and graceful looking. I anecdoctally heard they were sometimes difficult to get them full and lush, such as when a new frond emerged the existing one would later die. Well, I'll take it one frond at a time...
I followed packaging instructions on care and (lots of )watering and misting. I was afraid I had overwatered but 2+ weeks later, I'm getting a frond each on them!
The one in the background has a frond "baby bump" https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-wujjrMWmSpuVvids1e8nvVOv-Jih-Z_
It does help that it's summer and hot here, to emulate growing temps in Hawaii.
My childhood friends and I thought Hapu'u tree ferns were very elegant and graceful looking. I anecdoctally heard they were sometimes difficult to get them full and lush, such as when a new frond emerged the existing one would later die. Well, I'll take it one frond at a time...
