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roble beech
tree
Also known as: Nothofagus obliqua
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distribution in Chile
- 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.
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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.…
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