| Description | Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) A taller vase shaped upright Wood Fern. Good for the shaded areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (dry-OP-ter-iss) |
| Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | part sun, shaded |
| Moisture | aveage, moist, wet |
| Soil & Site | native to wet moist, acidic soils |
| Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generation, evolved prior to flowering plants |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | light green narrow fronds, lance shaped pinnae |
| Stems | erect rhyzome |
| Dimensions | 18-36 by 6-8 inches (HS), slender upright growth form |
| Propagation | division, spores |
| Native Site | Japan, Korea and areas of China |
| Misc Facts | Genus name from Greek dryas meaning oak and pteris meaning fern in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks. |
| Notes & Reference | #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel), #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |
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