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Nothofagus antarctica
Also called Antartic Beech
Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica) is a deciduous tree or shrub from southern Chile and Argentina, growing 5 to 25 m tall in temperate rainforest and cool, damp conditions. It is hardy in cool temperate climates such as the Pacific Northwest and Britain, but it is not a warm-climate plant.
Nothofagus antarctica (Antarctic beech; in Spanish Ñire or Ñirre) is a deciduous tree or shrub native to southern Chile and Argentina from about 36°S to Tierra del Fuego (56° S), where it grows mainly in the diminishing temperate rainforest.
Its occurrence on Hoste Island has previously earned it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on earth; however, in 2019 it was established that N. betuloides was found further south, on Hornos Island. N. antarctica is present on Hornos as well, but the southernmost individual is slightly further north (17 m) of the southernmost N. betuloides.
Nothofagus antarctica has been planted on the North Pacific Coast of the United States and in Great Britain where it thrives. Trees planted in the Faroes, which were imported directly from its southernmost distribution in Tierra del Fuego, have shown good hardiness.
NB: Lophozonia moorei, found in Australia, is also referred to as "Antarctic beech".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nothofagus antarctica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
