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Originally Posted by Ray
That's one of the reasons attempts to cultivate them for harvesting as potting media and mounts hasn't been I particularly successful,
And is why artificial substitutes like EcoWeb have done well.
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True.
Growing them to cut up into small blocks for mounting orchids and other such things is cost prohibitive.
Places where they still allow tree ferns to be harvested for such uses, if their are any such places left, see their tree ferns disappearing.
Plus, I believe that it is illegal to harvest wild tree ferns from public land in Hawai'i.
I do not know that for certain.
Tree ferns on private land are often sold at fairly expensive prices by the foot, by people that are clearing land, to people that want to plant them on their property.
I am plotting on acquiring one at least 6' tall [to the top of the stem, not the leaves] to relocate into our yard specifically to be used as a mount for orchids.
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