The Role of Tree Fern Fiber and a Detailed Guide to Its Correct Use

Tree fern fiber uses and functions: place it at the bottom of the pot for aeration and drainage. Tree fern fiber (from the tree fern, genus Alsophila) grows in China's primeval forests and belongs to the fern family. It thrived during the age when dinosaurs lived. After the dinosaurs went extinct, the tree fern basically went extinct along with them. Therefore, before the 1990s, our countrycultivatedorchidsusing tree fern fiber imported from Taiwan, China and Japan; since the 1990s, tree fern fiber from the roots of tree ferns has been discovered in China's coastal areas and primeval forests. After that, tree fern fiber was produced domestically. However, the tree fern is a Class I protected plant in China, and China's "Forest Law" explicitly stipulates: Class I nationally protected plants may not be cut down at will. Every 1 kilogram of tree fern fiber produced requires sacrificing one tree fern. Therefore we advocate protecting the nation's environment and resources and, as far as possible, not damaging the growth of tree ferns, so a drainage device is used instead of tree fern fiber. Tree fern fiber is made mainly from tree fern roots as the primary raw material. After being cut down, it takes a year and a half of sun-drying, pounding, tearing apart, boiling in a pot for high-temperature sterilization, soaking, and cooling before it can be used to line pots. Simply put, producing tree fern fiber requires the following steps: sun-dry - pound - tear - boil - soak - line the pot; the orchidorchidseedlings cultivated with it are robust, bloom easily, have well-developed root systems, and produce lush, emerald-green leaves. (Chen Yingliang)