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    NOTHOFAGUS
    NOTHOFAGUS
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    NOTHOFAGUS

    Commonly known as Antarctic beech, Guindo

    Evergreen and deciduous forest trees and shrubs from the southern hemisphere (New Guinea and New Caledonia to Australia, New Zealand and South America), growing from sea level to the mountains.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Pests & Diseases
      Root rot.
    • Place of origin
      Southern Chile, southern Argentina.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Dark-green leaves to 3cm (1¼in) long, finely-toothed and crinkle-margined.
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      15m (49ft)
    • Spread
      10m (33ft)
    • Tree
      Often multistemmed
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Neutral to acid soil
    • Full sun
    • Broadly conical
    • Mature Size
      15m (49ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        10m (33ft)
       
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    varieties

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    Coigüe
    Fast growing and attractive species with double toothed shiny green leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £25.00
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    The larger leafed juvenile foliage is very different to the smaller leaf forms in maturity. Attractive pale orange-brown peeling bark
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £25.00
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    NOTHOFAGUS menziesii
    distinctive small dark green leaves and a silvery white trunk.
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00
    Availability yet to be determined
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    NOTHOFAGUS moorei
    Australian beech
    Dark green leaves with bright orange/red new growth.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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