triming a java fern

okay so I bought a lace java fern. I think that's what it's called off of ebay. and the temperature here in my city is over 110 degrees. so the heat really took a toll on the plant real bad. if I took off every leaf on the rhizome can it grow new leafs.

 

I would think coming back from trimming all of the leaves would be pretty tough. Why not just put it in the tank and see how it does? They are pretty hardy.

 

You mention the word "lace": is it a java fern? Or is it Madagascar lace? Big difference. Java fern is very hardy. Madagascar lace is much more difficult. Can you post a picture of it?

 

there is a lace java fern as well, I forget the latin for it (its after 10 here I don't do latin anymore) but I would put it in even looking a little rough around the edges.

 

Aha! One learns something new every day. Lace java fern indeed, just looked it up on the Web. Similar to regular java fern in care. Interesting.

 

I believe it is called a Windelov java fern, but I've not had one, so I could be wrong.

I would leave them. Some may bounce back. If you remove all the leaves, then there will be nothing to photosynthesize, and no way for the plant to grow. (Some plants have photosynthetic cells in their stems, but I doubt a java fern's rhizome has such cells.)

 

Ok well do I leave it be. To be honest I have known a little bit of improvement. I just wanna know if it's going to survivor not. because when he shipped it here is the weather in my city really took a toll on it. I'm afraid to order any other plants of the web. the fish stores in my city real horrible about there plants. I honestly feel more knowledgeable in plants then they do. thanks to you guys

 

I would leave it be, they are more resilient than you think. I have Windelov that I thought they were going to die but ended growing little plantlets

 

Good morning,

Plants need to adapt to their new environment just as fish do. You should expect some die back and then new growth. I wouldn't give up on it just yet.


Be sure to check out Java Fern I, II, III at the bottom of the page.

Ken

 

Java ferns are a very tough little plant, let it be and soon you will have a nice lush plant. Giving it some general fertilizer won't hurt either, they like water column fertilizer which is easily dosed as a liquid. Flourish comprehensive is about the easiest to dose to a tank especially for first time plant owners.

 

Yeah I have flourish comprehensive supplement. But my big worry was when I got them in the mail they were burnt I mean black burnt. it was over 110 degrees in my city he mailed them. but yes just like you guys said they are tough I've noticed a lot of improvement in them. thank you guys for your help I really appreciate it.

 

Glad your plant is recovering. Out of the plants I've tried java fern does the best for me. I think it's difficult to kill.

 

I got a bunch of Windelov Java Ferns and got too many shipped to me. My first order was confiscated by customs (totally different plant) and they let me pick another one out of less or equal value, so I picked the Windelov. There was just too many for my existing tank to house comfortably and aesthetically.

They were all healthy when they arrived. Since I had so many, I put half of them in a big jar with tank water until my 55 gallon was ready to go. The tips of the leaves turned brown, so I put them all on a piece of rock with a rubber band and dropped it back in my existing tank to store them there. Now that the 55 is up and running, they're in there, but still brown on the tips. Can plants return to a green color after something like that? Sorry to hijack :|

 

Unfortunately, once it's brown, that means it's dead, and it won't come back. Plants (well, terrestrial plants) can come back from being wilted, because that just means the cells aren't turgid enough; that is, they aren't full of enough water. (Think of a water balloon; the balloon can be taught if it's full, or squishy if it isn't full.) Anyways, once you water it, it'll come back. But brown means the plant is actually dead there. I would trim it off.

 

just afraid of buying any more plants online. my local stores suck for your plants. they're always dead in poorly maintained.

 

with the java ferns at least the leaves will not survive but don't toss them just yet, I have seen brown leave sprout entire new plants. actually if I can find one of the buggers there's on here in my 10gal on my desk, its a lone brown leaf that started growing roots and then green shoots, its somewhere there, who would have thought a 10gal could hide things so well lol.