Browsing items filed under: Fern × Requires Shelter × Blechnum discolour Crown fern. Piupiu. Found throughout NZ usually in drier forests Cyathea medularis Mamaku, black ponga Tallest of the tree ferns Cyathea smithii Soft tree fern Found throughout NZ in moist soils. Distinguishes itself from other tree fern species because of its 'skirt' of dead fronds that hang from the top of the plant. Dicksonia squarrosa Wheki One of our faster growing tree ferns which will tolerate some sun when planted in autumn or winter. Marratia salicinia King fern, para Stunning fern with tropical appearance now rare in the wild due to decimation by wild pigs and goats.