answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Spores from adult fern plants get carried in the in the wind and grow on trees.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How do ferns grow on trees?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Where do ferns grow?

it grows where there is moister in the soil


Which plants grow without seeds?

cacti ; ferns ; and pine trees these can survive by growing spores.


Can some ferns grow as big as trees?

Yes. The black tree fern of New Zealand, for example, can grow to 20m high.


Are ferns and trees classified as plants?

Ferns and trees are both classified as plants.


How are conifers different from ferns?

The word conifer literally means, cone bearing. It refers to trees such as pine trees, which produce pine cones. Such trees are vastly larger than ferns, which are little plants that grow to something like 2 or 3 feet in height at the most. Ferns are also a more primitive form of plant. Trees have trunks made of wood, ferns do not have woody stems. Trees reproduce by means of seeds, ferns reproduce by means of spores (which are like seeds only smaller).


If there are 6 trees in a row and between each one there are ferns how many ferns are there?

How many ferns (that is a plural!) between the trees?If there are equal numbers of ferns in between each pair of trees: Five times as many ferns as between one pair.


Is there such thing as a fern tree?

Epiphyte Tree dwelling ferns are actually flora that grow on the barks of trees and sometimes even near the top of the tree and they provide a second ecosystem for local wildlife. These ferns are not parasitic to the native tree.


Do ferns need water to grow?

Yes, ferns need water to grow.


Do Ferns grow seeds in little cases?

No generally ferns have spores that can grow on the underside of the fronds


What are adaptations of epiphytes?

They grow on trees to take advantage of the sunlight in the canopy. Most are orchids, bromeliads, ferns and Philodendron relatives.


Do ferns trees have flowers?

no


What would you do if you want to grow new ferns?

If you want to grow new ferns you must get the seed and plant it everyday. Ferns reproduce's by spores.