Cyathea cunninghamii
Pūnui




A slender-trunked grower similar to Cyathea smithii, but when mature has a clean trunk as opposed to the skirt of dead frond stalks on the trunk of Cyathea smithii. Naturally grows in damp forest in stream gullies and riverbanks. Has a lower tolerance for drought than other tree fern species.
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Genus: Cyathea
Species: Cyathea cunninghamii
Common Name: Pūnui
Other Common Name(s): Gully Tree Fern, Slender Tree Fern
Description and Features
Description: A slender-trunked grower similar to Cyathea smithii, but when mature has a clean trunk as opposed to the skirt of dead frond stalks on the trunk of Cyathea smithii. Naturally grows in damp forest in stream gullies and riverbanks. Has a lower tolerance for drought than other tree fern species.
Height: 5m
Width: 2m
Winter Foliage: Evergreen
Origin: Native
Stem:
Summer: Brown
Autumn: Brown
Winter: Brown
Spring: Brown
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: Green
Spring: Green