Nothofagus betuloides grows from southern Chile and southern Argentina (40°S) to Tierra del Fuego (56°S). It is found from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft) above mean sea level. One specimen growing near the southeastern corner of Hornos Island (Cape Horn) was identified in 2019 as the southernmost tree in the world.[4]
Descriptionedit
It is an evergreen tree up to 25 m (82 ft) tall, with a columnar appearance. In its natural environment, it tolerates cold winters and absence of heat in summer. Specimens from the southern forests resist temperatures down to −20 °C (−4 °F).
Cultivationedit
It succeeds in Scotland. Trees planted in the Faroe Islands, which were imported directly from its southernmost distribution in Tierra del Fuego, have turned out to be very hardy.[5]
The wood has beautiful marks, and is pinkish, hard, and semiheavy; it is used in furniture and construction.
Illustration from specimens collected by the Endeavour, Tierra del Fuego, 1769
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^ abWelch, Craig (July 2020). . National Geographic. Archived from the original on July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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nothofagus, betuloides, magellan, beech, guindo, tree, native, southern, patagonia, magellan, beechconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiospermsclade, eudicotsclade, rosidsorder, faga. Nothofagus betuloides Magellan s beech 1 or guindo is a tree native to southern Patagonia Magellan s beechConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder FagalesFamily NothofagaceaeGenus NothofagusSubgenus Nothofagus subg NothofagusSpecies N betuloidesBinomial nameNothofagus betuloides Mirb Oerst Synonyms 2 Betula antarctica G Forst Calusparassus betuloides Mirb Hombr amp Jacquinot ex Decne Calusparassus forsteri Hook Hombr amp Jacquinot ex Decne Fagus betuloides Mirb Fagus dubia Mirb Fagus forsteri Hook Nothofagus betuloides Mirb Blume Nothofagus dubia Mirb Oerst Nothofagus dubia Mirb Blume Nothofagus forsteri Hook Krasser Nothofagus patagonica Gand In 1769 Sir Joseph Banks collected a specimen of the tree in Tierra del Fuego during Captain Cook s first voyage 3 Its occurrence on Hornos Island earns it the distinction of being the southernmost tree on Earth 4 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Cultivation 4 ReferencesDistribution editNothofagus betuloides grows from southern Chile and southern Argentina 40 S to Tierra del Fuego 56 S It is found from sea level to 500 m 1 600 ft above mean sea level One specimen growing near the southeastern corner of Hornos Island Cape Horn was identified in 2019 as the southernmost tree in the world 4 Description editIt is an evergreen tree up to 25 m 82 ft tall with a columnar appearance In its natural environment it tolerates cold winters and absence of heat in summer Specimens from the southern forests resist temperatures down to 20 C 4 F Cultivation editIt succeeds in Scotland Trees planted in the Faroe Islands which were imported directly from its southernmost distribution in Tierra del Fuego have turned out to be very hardy 5 The wood has beautiful marks and is pinkish hard and semiheavy it is used in furniture and construction nbsp Illustration from specimens collected by the Endeavour Tierra del Fuego 1769 nbsp Fagus betuloides in Joseph Dalton Hooker s Flora Antarctica 1844 1846 from the Ross expedition of 1839 1843References edit a b Baldwin H 2018 Nothofagus betuloides IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T96477315A96479945 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T96477315A96479945 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 The Plant List A Working List of All Plant Species Kew gardens or A popular guide to the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew by Sir W J Hooker a b Welch Craig July 2020 The tree at the bottom of the world and the wind blasted trek to find it National Geographic Archived from the original on July 7 2020 Retrieved July 13 2020 Hojgaard A J Johansen and S Odum eds 1989 A century of tree planting in the Faroe Islands Foroya Frodskaparfelag Torshavn Donoso C 2005 Arboles nativos de Chile Guia de reconocimiento Edicion 4 Marisa Cuneo Ediciones Valdivia Chile 136p Hoffmann Adriana 1998 Flora Silvestre de Chile Zona Central Edicion 4 Fundacion Claudio Gay Santiago 254p Rodriguez R amp Quezada M 2003 Fagaceae En C Marticorena y R Rodriguez eds Flora de Chile Vol 2 2 pp 64 76 Universidad de Concepcion Concepcion Nothofagus betuloides Encyclopedia of Chilean Flora Retrieved 2009 06 27 Magellan s beech Chilebosque Retrieved 2009 06 27 Nothofagus betuloides in the Netherlands PlantenTuin Esveld Retrieved 2009 06 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nothofagus betuloides amp oldid 1186573457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
