Woody > Nothofagus > Nothofagus solandri > Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides

Family

Nothofagaceae

Genus

Nothofagus

Species

solandri

Category

Woody

Type

Tree (deciduous)

Variety

cliffortioides

Pronunciation

USDA Hardiness Zone

8

Canadian Hardiness Zone

7b

RHS Hardiness Zone

H5

Temperature (°C)

-15° - -10°

Temperature (°F)

5° - 14°

Height

9-12 m

Photographs

Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

General Description

A deciduous tree that grows to 20m tall in the wild, with an irregular or rounded growth habit consisting of many slender limbs. In harsh conditions it can also grow as a prostrate bush.

Cultivation

Grows in forests, forming pure stands in poor soils with drier conditions. Often forms the tree-line; confined to high ground in its northern range.

Habitat

Grows throughout New Zealand, absent from the north of the North Island. Mostly confined to mountains.

Bark/Stem Description

Bark is dark grey in colour, remaining smooth into old age or appearing finely wrinkled in a horizontal pattern; specimens usually have rugged ridges when grown in the wild.

Flower/Leaf Bud Description

Buds are 4mm long, conic and reddish.

Leaf Description

Evergreen leaves that persist for 2 years. They are ovate-triangular, pointed tip, apiculate and curved upwards, with the sides of the blade rolling downwards. Leaves are 10-12 x 7-10 mm. Leaf is glabrous and glossy on top, with a paler pubescent appearance underneath.

Flower Description

Male flowers appear single or in groups of 3, with 8-14 stamens. Female flowers are glabrous but viscose, orbicular in shape.

Notable Specimens

Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England.

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