Nothofagus obliqua
Robl?

Uses

Edible uses

There are no edible uses listed for Nothofagus obliqua.

Material uses

A fast growing tree, it can be used as a hedge or windbreak^[1]. Another report suggests that it is not a good wind resister^[2]. Wood - heavy, hard, durable, very good quality. Used for furniture, ship-building, interior joinery. A very good fuel^[2]^[3].

Unknown part

Fuel

Wood

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

There are no medicinal uses listed for Nothofagus obliqua.

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Canopy

Ecological Functions

Hedge

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cool greenhouse or cold frame. Spring-sown seed requires 2 - 3 months stratification at 1 - 5°c^[4]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in the cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed must not be allowed to dry out according to one report^[5] whilst another says that the seed can be stored dry at 2°c for long periods^[4].

Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 6 - 10cm with a heel, July/August in a frame^[6].

Layering.

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Cultivation

Prefers an open well-drained loamy soil in a sunny position^[7]^[4]. Succeeds on most soils, including sandy ones^[1], but dislikes calcareous soils^[2]. Prefers a pH between 5 and 7, but dislikes acid peats^[4].

Plants can be damaged in severe winters when young but they become hardier with age. They succeed at Crarae in western Scotland^[8]. Prefers a cool wet summer in a temperate maritime climate^[4] but it also does well in a Mediterranean climate with as little as 400mm of rain a year^[4]. A very ornamental tree^[7], it often self-sows in Britain^[2]. Responds well to coppicing^[2]. Trees have poor wind resistance in Britain, probably because they grow so fast^[2]. Trees up to 4 metres tall can be successfully established, though the optimum size for transplanting is about 30 - 80cm. The roots are very sensitive to desiccation and extreme care should be taken when moving plants^[4].

Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus^[4].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Nothofagus obliqua.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5^2.6^2.7 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1 Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6^4.7^4.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? McMillan-Browse. P. Hardy Woody Plants from Seed. Grower Books ISBN 0-901361-21-6 (1985-00-00)
? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)
? ^7.0^7.1 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)
? Letter from Crarae Garden, March 1993. - (1993-00-00)

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[PFAFimport-188-1] ? ^1.0^1.1^1.2 Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-11-2] ? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5^2.6^2.7 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)

[PFAFimport-46-3] ? ^3.0^3.1 Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim (1959-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6^4.7^4.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-80-5] ? McMillan-Browse. P. Hardy Woody Plants from Seed. Grower Books ISBN 0-901361-21-6 (1985-00-00)

[PFAFimport-78-6] ? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)

[PFAFimport-1-7] ? ^7.0^7.1 F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)

[PFAFimport-191-8] ? Letter from Crarae Garden, March 1993. - (1993-00-00)

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Belongs to family	Fagaceae +
Belongs to genus	Nothofagus +
Functions as	Hedge +
Has drought tolerance	Intolerant +
Has fertility type	Wind +
Has flowers of type	Monoecious +
Has growth rate	Vigorous +
Has hardiness zone	7 +
Has image	Nothofagus obliqua Shoot LeavesCupules.jpg +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has material part	Unknown part +
Has material use	Fuel + and Wood +
Has mature height	20 +
Has mature width	15 +
Has primary image	Nothofagus obliqua Shoot LeavesCupules.jpg +
Has search name	nothofagus obliqua + and x +
Has shade tolerance	No shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid + and Neutral +
Has soil teclayture preference	Clay +
Has soil teloamyture preference	Loamy +
Has soil tesandyture preference	Sandy +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomy name	Nothofagus obliqua +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Canopy +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +