• Image of Dryopteris tokyoensis taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Dryopteris tokyoensis taken at Cornell Gdns, NY
    Cornell Gdns, NY
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Dryopteris tokyoensis

Tokyo Wood Fern

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Dryopteris

Item #: 3650

Zones: 5a to 8b, possibly colder

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 36" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: Japan, Korea

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


The Tokyo wood fern is one of those little known, but splendid, deciduous woodland ferns, native to woodlands from Honshu to Shikoku and across to Korea. Similar to a dwarf Dryopteris x celsa, the tight, 3' wide, deer-resistant clump of upright, narrow, 3' long fronds provide a nice vertical accent in the woodland garden. We think Dryopteris tokyoensis is an easy-to-grow and distinctive deer-resistant fern for the woodland shade garden.