I have fallen in love with this tasmanian tree fern and wish to obtain one for planting in the nashville, tn area. Any suggestions would be sincerely appreciated.

Hi Not sure I can be much help as I grow these outdoors . I soak the entire plant whenever I water and it also gets natural rainfall. >They LOVE water!!! lol gary

Hello I am looking for one of these with trunk on it. Maybe 3 or 4 feet of trunk would be nice. You can email me at imcuban2@hotmail.com if you have one or if you know where I can get one I would appreciate the information!!! Thanx

How much frost are you expecting? You 'should' be fine to around -5C. And is the fern under 4' high still? If yes: get four sturdy stakes and put them in the ground to make a square around the fern at least 60cm/2' away from the trunk and topping the fronds by around 30cm. Put railings around the top and across the middle so fabric won't sag down onto the frond head. Using either fleece/frost cloth, or old-fashioned sacking, close in the square and fasten the protection with tacks or the thin staples similar to those you'd use to fasten two pieces of paper together but a bit sturdier. It has to stand up to any windy spells over the winter. Cover with fleece when you expect a 'cracker frost' or a snowfall but otherwise leave uncovered. You may also choose to add a thick but airy mulch around its rooting system. Once it gets to having ten-foot long fronds some other ploy may be necessary such as a pergola and winter roofing but there're years to save up for that...;-)