roble beech

tree
Also known as: Nothofagus obliqua

Learn about this topic in these articles:

description

    distribution in Chile

    • temperate forest distribution
      In temperate forest: Flora

      …a deciduous species of beech, Nothofagus obliqua, which usually grows amid evergreen trees more typical of the broad-leaved forests bordering this area to the south.

      Read More

    southern beech

    • In southern beech: Major species

      …nire (Nothofagus antarctica), and the roble beech (N. obliqua), both 30-meter (98-foot) trees native to Chile and Argentina, differ from most other species of southern beech in being deciduous; they are planted as ornamentals on other continents. The pink-brown hardwood of the Antarctic beech is used in flooring and cabinetmaking.…

      Read More