Nothofagus pumilio

Botanical Description

Nothofagus pumilio is a deciduous tree usually growing up to 20 metres tall at maturity, but sometimes taller[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The bole is straight and cylindrical[ 341 Title South American Timbers: the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 190 Species. Publication Author Bolza. E. & Christensen. F.J. Publisher Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Year 1979 ISBN 0 643 02582 0 Description A very useful guide. ]. At high elevations, and in exposed places, it often becomes a small, dense, thicket-forming shrub[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for commercial use of its timber and also for local use as a food and source of materials. It is too early to judge whether Nothofagus pumilio will prove superior to Nothofagus antarctica as an ornamental tree, but it is certainly handsomer in foliage and grows faster[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ].