Roger Boddaert
Horticulturist/ArboristThe fern family is a large collection of plants with native habitats from faraway places like Africa, Southeast Asia, Mexico, Australia and South America.Within the Fern family lives the platycerium, “Staghorn Fern,” clan.These are epiphytic plants which attach themselves to tree trunks and branches. Their spores, found on the underside of the leaves, disperse onto adjacent tree trunks when mature.Their unique leaves are shaped like antlers; hence they received the common name Staghorn.There is another type of platycerium called the “Moose” as its fronds do not split as deeply. They can become a dramatic focal point in a shady place
