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Fern "leaves" are referred to as fronds.
In the spring, fern fronds emerge from the trunk of the Tree Ferns in a special way.
They first begin to emerge and uncurl, and look like a snail's shell, and at this stage they are called croziers.
The process of croziers uncurling and expanding to form fronds is really fascinating to watch.
Usually it takes several weeks for the expansion of a crozier into a frond to be completed.
On tree ferns such as this one, the fronds are held at the top of the plant in a spreading manner.
They form by uncurling from the crown in the centre, which is at the top of the trunk.
The frond bases, where they join the top of the trunk, are called stipes.
The crown might be considered the most important part of the plant, since that is where all the leaf growth comes from. If it is destroyed, no more croziers will emerge from it, and the rest of the plant will eventually die.
New Zealand has around 164 different fern species many of which are endemic. |
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Dear Janice, this is what I did:
1) Neat Image - I chose the filter and sharpen setting;
2) On Photoshop CS2, some smart sharpen (200 - 0,2).
I hope you like it.
Best regards.
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