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Nothofagus obliqua 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fagales Family: Nothofagaceae Genus: Nothofagus Species: N. obliqua Binomial name Nothofagus obliqua
(Mirb.) Oerst.Nothofagus obliqua, (Roble or roble beech (usually found in North America), Hualle, Coyán) is a deciduous tree from Chile and Argentina. It grows from 33 to 43° South Latitude, in Chile and Argentina. The northern extent of this tree's range in Chile is considered to be the Vizcachas Mountains and La Campana National Park.[1]
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Description
N. obliqua reaches a height of 50 meters (175 ft).[2] and 2 m (6.5 ft) diameter.
N. obliqua
It has gray-brownish or dark brown bark. The trunk is often forked. It has alternate leaves somewhat curled between the veins and the serrated margin. It has separate male and female flowers, both are small and are surrounded by green colored bracts, and rather inconspicuous.
The wood is white, somewhat yellowish. It has a good figure, is valued for its durability, and is used in furniture and construction.
Cultivation
The tree was introduced to the British Isles in 1849.[3] Material with provenance from different places in its natural environment was tested in cultivation in Scotland. Trees cultivated from material collected from Ñuble, which is the provenance closest to the Equator, were the most damaged by frosts. Unfortunately seeds of that provenance were supplied to many commercial growers in the 70’s in the United Kingdom. Seeds sourced from Neuquen in Argentina proved the hardiest. A selection from Malleco, Chile, which is the provenance of the first trees planted in the British Isles also gave good hardiness results.[4] It has also been planted on the North Pacific Coast of the United States.[5]
References
- Adriana Hoffman {1998} Flora Silvestre de Chile. Fundación Claudio Gay. Santiago.
- C. Donoso (2005) Árboles nativos de Chile. Guía de reconocimiento. Valdivia, Chile.
- C. Salas, V. LeMay, P. Núñez, P. Pacheco and A. Espinosa (2006) Spatial patterns in an old-growth Nothofagus obliqua forest in south-central Chile. Forest Ecology and Management 231(1-3): 38-46.
Line notes
- ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- ^ Salas, C., and García, O. 2006. Modelling height development of mature Nothofagus obliqua. Forest Ecology and Management 229(1-3): 1-6.. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.04.015.
- ^ Henry John Elwes, F.R.S. and Augustine Henry. M.A. Trees of Great Britain and Ireland. MCMVII. Volume III. Edinburgh
- ^ M. B. Murray, M. G. R. Cannell, L. J. Sheppard and R. Lines. 1986. Frost Hardiness of Nothofagus procera and Nothofagus obliqua in Britain. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Bush Estate Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. Forestry Commission, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
- ^ "Nothofagus obliqua in Washington Park Arboretum". Seattle Government. http://www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/ArboretumReport.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
External links
- "Nothofagus obliqua". Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora. http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Fagales/Nothofagaceae/Nothofagus%20obliqua/N.%20oblicua.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- "Nothofagus obliqua". Chilebosque. http://www.chilebosque.cl/tree/nobli.html. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- "Nothofagus obliqua, Description and images". Chileflora. http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages/EH0720.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
Australasia N. baumanniae • N. cunninghamii • N. discoidea • N. fusca • N. gunnii • N. menziesii • N. moorei • N. nuda • N. solandri • N. stylosa • N. truncata • N. womersleyiSouth America N. alessandri • N. alpina • N. antarctica • N. betuloides • N. dombeyi • N. glauca • N. nitida • N. obliqua • N. pumilio
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