This tree fern is becoming more common. It has a darker, more fibrous trunk which is kind of squashy when pressed. The fronds are shorter and darker in colour than Antarctica. The fronds don’t break as easy either. However, they are slower growing, fronding only once or twice a year and not loads of fronds like Antartica either.
A real positive point is that they are far more hardier to the Winter elements than Antarctica. I have had a few of these sitting in -10c without any frond damage whatsoever. Like Antarctica they are shipped around as bare trunks, but they are a little more stressed like this and may not revive, so try and get a rooted one if you can.
Again, they look nice in groups, but big ones are hard to find these days and are pretty expensive. Some places sell Fibrosa as Antarctica, so keep a look out as you may get yourself a bargain... the biggest sign being the squashy trunk :D
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