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15m
Max height
Max height
10m
Max spread
Max spread
20-50 years
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To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Nothofagus antarctica
Other names
Antarctic beech, Nirre, Nire, Southern beech, False beech
Genus
Nothofagus Nothofagus
Species
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
Habit
Broadly conical, Multi-stemmed palm, cycad or tree
Flower
Insignificant or absent, Green, Yellow in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-orange, Yellow, Orange in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Foot and root rot Foot and root rot
General care
Pruning
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic beech) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 years.
Suggested uses
Bonsai, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Performs best in moist but well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Will not tolerate chalky soils.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name
Nothofagus antarctica
Other names
Antarctic beech, Nirre, Nire, Southern beech, False beech
Genus
Nothofagus Nothofagus
Species
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.
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Broadly conical, Multi-stemmed palm, cycad or tree
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Colour
Flower
Insignificant or absent, Green, Yellow in Spring
Foliage
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Yellow-orange, Yellow, Orange in Autumn
How to care
Watch out for
Specific diseases
General care
Pruning
Pruning Group 1 - Remove dead, damaged, diseased or misplaced shoots in late winter or early spring.
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic beech) will reach a height of 15m and a spread of 10m after 20-50 years.
Suggested uses
Bonsai, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Specimen tree
Cultivation
Performs best in moist but well-drained, acidic soil in full sun. Will not tolerate chalky soils.
Soil type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Hardy (H4)
USDA zones
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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