Prickly Shield Fern
NamePrickly Shield Fern
Species NamePolystichum setiferum
Common NamePrickly Shield Fern
Bonsai Styleinformal-upright
Estimated Age (years)5
Container Typeground
Geographic Origineurope
Cultivation Difficultybeginner
Trunk Featuresrhizomatous growth, no woody trunk
Foliage Typefronds
Height (cm)30
Nebari (Root Flare) Qualitynot applicable
Notable FeaturesFinely divided, bipinnate fronds; reddish-brown stipes; characteristic prickly texture on rachis and stipes. This plant is a fern and does not possess typical bonsai characteristics like a woody trunk or nebari.
Description
This specimen is a Prickly Shield Fern, characterized by its finely divided, lacy green fronds with a slightly prickly texture. It grows in a dense clump, typical of its natural habit, rather than as a woody bonsai tree, with fronds generally growing upwards.
