Nothofagus antarctica
Antarctic beech, Nirre, Nire, Southern beech, False beech
Nothofagus Nothofagus
N. antarctica - N. antarctica is a broadly conical, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves that have finely toothed, crinkled-margins and turn yellow or orange in autumn. Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous.
Nothofagus antarctica is: Deciduous
Broadly conical, Multi-stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Insignificant or absent, Green, Yellow in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-orange, Yellow, Orange in Autumn
Foot and root rot Foot and root rot
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
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Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic beech) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 years.
Bonsai, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Performs best in moist but well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Will not tolerate chalky soils.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Nothofagus antarctica
Antarctic beech, Nirre, Nire, Southern beech, False beech
Nothofagus Nothofagus
N. antarctica - N. antarctica is a broadly conical, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves that have finely toothed, crinkled-margins and turn yellow or orange in autumn. Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous.
Deciduous
Broadly conical, Multi-stemmed palm, cycad or tree
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Insignificant or absent, Green, Yellow in Spring
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-orange, Yellow, Orange in Autumn
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
Seed
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Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic beech) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 years.
Bonsai, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Performs best in moist but well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Will not tolerate chalky soils.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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