Fire For Woodland Restoration and Management

I received this question from John in Minnesota: “I have a small patch of maidenhair in a woodlot I’m restoring. ‘Restoring’ means getting rid of buckthorn over the last few years. Maidenhair Fern, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, May Apple, Bloodroot, Hepatica, Wild Ginger and 1 Trillium have showed up. I was wondering what fire would do in this [...]

Video: Learn about the Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

[Steve] – Hi this is Steve at Prairie Moon Nursery. We’re in a north facing steep slope. During the summer it’s awfully shaded in here but right now because the leaves haven’t filled in its still pretty open. You’ll see down here the Maidenhair Fern. I’m guessing during the growing season it’s pretty thick with [...]