Scientific Name:
Nothofagus antarctica
Pronunciation:
noth-oh-FAG-us ant-ARK-tee-kuh no-thoh-FAH-gus an-TARK-ti-ka
Common Name:
southern beech
Family Name:
Nothofagaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Broadly conical, often multi-stemmed, branching open irregular and angular; leaves alternate, oblong, most blades 2-4cm long x 1-2cm wide, triangular, crinkly, margins irregularly and minutely rounded-toothed, petioles 2-3mm long. Winter ID: twigs downy, zig-zagged, reddish- to dark-brown with white lenticels; buds appressed, 1-2mm long, glaucous.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South America (Argentina and Chile)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Orange
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Oblique (uneven)
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
few small hairs along midrib
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow, Red (yellow anthers turn red)
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
very small; may be solitary; pendulous
Fruit Type:
Nut
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Very fragrant; calyx forming a 4 valved, capsule-like fruit with 3 nutlets
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Additional Info:
Scaly
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot (Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North