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Moving abroad
I'm moving back to Scandinavia in the summer and will want to take my tree fern with me. I'll be driving, so it'll be stored in the van for a few days. Does anyone know the best way of transporting it?
Should I literally cut it off at the base and remove the fronds or should I try to keep as much of the root system as possible? Should I wrap it in anything, for example horticultural fleece?
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It's actually Norway
I had a look and you're allowed to bring 5 houseplants with you without any problems and I've asked about the tree fern, doesn't seem to be an issue, but you never know....
You really need to check with the Norwegian authorities or else the British department of agriculture and environment.
When we moved from Harrow to Belgium 24 years ago, we had to get a certificate from what was then DEFRA for plants I wa staking with me - big acer in a pot, English blackcurrants and raspberries in pots and so on. They had to be certified healthy and I wasn't allowed any pelargoniums in case they carried a virus.
Since the single market these restrictions have lifted but Norway is not a member of the EU so you should definitely check first.
remember with tree ferns the roots are actually the trunk, so you could theoretically cut it off at ground level and transport it like that.
The only problem being you would loose maybe 1 foot of height when you sink in back into the ground to stop it falling over?
I suppose you could dig it up and wash the base of the trunk off as well.