Sword Fern Berries You can cut it back

You can cut it back in late winter to early spring just before the new growth appears

reaching up to 3/8 inch long

Pruning during winter encourages a bushier

petal-like lobes

dry or wet soils

Sword Fern Berries You can cut it backNephrolepis exaltata Common names also include Boston Sword Fern, Southern Sword Fern, Boston Fern, Wild Boston Fern, Fishbone Fern, Boston Bluebell Fern, Tuber Ladder Fern. Sword Fern is a fern native to Texas (notably Dallas and Henderson county near our nursery), Florida, Mexico, and areas in Central and South America. Its sword shaped fronds grow upright and lightly arch and curve outwards with age. In hardiness zones 9 and above, it is an