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Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis)

Tokyo Wood Fern
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Overview

Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) is an elegant, deciduous fern from Japan, with gracefully arching, lanceolate fronds. It is a parent of several popular hybrids.

Taxonomy

Family:	Dryopteridaceae
Genus:	Dryopteris (dry-OP-ter-iss)
Species:	tokyoensis (tok-yo-EN-sis)

Description

Fronds are 50–80 cm long, bipinnate, with a distinctive lanceolate shape and gracefully arching habit. Pinnae are long, pointed, with toothed margins. Stipes have brown scales.

Habitat and Cultivation

Native to Japanese forests. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in shade. Hardy in USDA zones 5–8. Excellent for woodland gardens and as a specimen plant.

Ferns: Dixie Wood Fern (Dryopteris × australis): Robust Hybrid Fern for Southern Gardens; Walking Fern (Asplenium rhizophyllum): Unique Fern That "Walks" Across Rocks; Log Fern (Dryopteris celsa): Tall, Hybrid Wood Fern for Moist Shade; Woodwardia unigemmata: Chain Fern; Pyrrosia hastata: Felt Fern; Adder's-tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum); Basket Fern (Drynaria rigidula); Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza); Dryopteris scottii: Scott's Wood Fern; Japanese Brake Fern (Pteris nipponica): Elegant Variegated Fern for Shade

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Plants

Fern Tree (Filicium decipiens): Graceful Shade for Tropics

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Dryopteris bissetiana: Beaded Wood Fern

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