Pteris tremula - Shaking Brake, Australian Bracken
Shaking Brake is a delicate yet hardy terrestrial fern with thin, bright green fronds that are highly divided and have overlapping leaflets. The fronds tremble in the breeze, giving the plant its common name. It thrives in forests, riparian zones, and sheltered coastal areas, making it an excellent ground cover for native planting projects.
Growing Conditions:
• Tolerances: Frost, sun, shade, salt, wind, coastal, and free-draining soils.
• Endemic Distribution: New Zealand (Kermadec Islands, Three Kings, North, South, and Chatham Islands). Also found in Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Fiji.
Specifications:
• Height: Up to 50cm.
• Flowering: N/A (spore-producing fern).
• Fruiting: N/A.
Ideal Uses:
• Riparian plantings
• Forest understory’s
• Pioneer plantings / Native revegetation
A resilient, shade-loving fern ideal for native forest restoration, riparian planting, and erosion control.
Approximate product size & price:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml): $8 each | 9 for $60
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L): $15 each | 5 for $60
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L): $32 each | 4 for $100
More than happy to mix and match bulk pricing with plants of the same price range.
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
Need a custom shipping quote? If the set pricing seems a bit steep, get in touch with us at Nelson Natives, and we’ll see what we can do.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
Shaking Brake is a delicate yet hardy terrestrial fern with thin, bright green fronds that are highly divided and have overlapping leaflets. The fronds tremble in the breeze, giving the plant its common name. It thrives in forests, riparian zones, and sheltered coastal areas, making it an excellent ground cover for native planting projects.
Growing Conditions:
• Tolerances: Frost, sun, shade, salt, wind, coastal, and free-draining soils.
• Endemic Distribution: New Zealand (Kermadec Islands, Three Kings, North, South, and Chatham Islands). Also found in Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Fiji.
Specifications:
• Height: Up to 50cm.
• Flowering: N/A (spore-producing fern).
• Fruiting: N/A.
Ideal Uses:
• Riparian plantings
• Forest understory’s
• Pioneer plantings / Native revegetation
A resilient, shade-loving fern ideal for native forest restoration, riparian planting, and erosion control.
Approximate product size & price:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml): $8 each | 9 for $60
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L): $15 each | 5 for $60
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L): $32 each | 4 for $100
More than happy to mix and match bulk pricing with plants of the same price range.
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
Need a custom shipping quote? If the set pricing seems a bit steep, get in touch with us at Nelson Natives, and we’ll see what we can do.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
Shaking Brake is a delicate yet hardy terrestrial fern with thin, bright green fronds that are highly divided and have overlapping leaflets. The fronds tremble in the breeze, giving the plant its common name. It thrives in forests, riparian zones, and sheltered coastal areas, making it an excellent ground cover for native planting projects.
Growing Conditions:
• Tolerances: Frost, sun, shade, salt, wind, coastal, and free-draining soils.
• Endemic Distribution: New Zealand (Kermadec Islands, Three Kings, North, South, and Chatham Islands). Also found in Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Fiji.
Specifications:
• Height: Up to 50cm.
• Flowering: N/A (spore-producing fern).
• Fruiting: N/A.
Ideal Uses:
• Riparian plantings
• Forest understory’s
• Pioneer plantings / Native revegetation
A resilient, shade-loving fern ideal for native forest restoration, riparian planting, and erosion control.
Approximate product size & price:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml): $8 each | 9 for $60
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L): $15 each | 5 for $60
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L): $32 each | 4 for $100
More than happy to mix and match bulk pricing with plants of the same price range.
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
Need a custom shipping quote? If the set pricing seems a bit steep, get in touch with us at Nelson Natives, and we’ll see what we can do.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”