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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Antarctic Beech<br /> | image = Antarctic Beech Tree Base (Nothofagus Mooreri).jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = Base of trees in Lamington National Park, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Fagales]]<br /> | familia = [[Nothofagus|Nothofagaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Nothofagus]]''<br /> | species = '''''N. moorei'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Nothofagus moorei''<br /> | binomial_authority = (F. Muell.) Krasser<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''''Nothofagus moorei''''', once referred to as 'Negrohead beech', but now as 'Antarctic beech' (not to be confused with its South American relative, ''[[Nothofagus antarctica]]'') is an [[evergreen]] tree native to the eastern highlands of [[Australia]].<br /> <br /> It grows in warm [[temperate]] [[rainforest]]s from the Barrington Tops plateau in [[New South Wales]], north to the Lamington Plateau in southern [[Queensland]], between altitudes of 500 m to 1500 m.&lt;ref name=&quot;tops&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/ecology/abasden/Barrington.html |title=Barrington Tops |accessdate=2007-08-17}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> These trees typically grow to 25 m tall and have large trunks to 1 m in diameter with scaly, dark brown bark. The [[Leaf|leaves]] are simple and alternate, growing six centimeters long.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.yallaroo.com.au/Nothofagus_moorei.htm |title=Nothofagus moorei |accessdate=2007-08-17}}&lt;/ref&gt; The leaf color is dark green, with new growth brilliant red, or orange in spring. The tree is partially deciduous, dropping half its leaves in autumn. They are triangular with fine teeth. The [[flower]]s are inconspicuous yellow-green [[catkin]]s. The [[fruit]], produced from December to February, are a capsule of four prickly valves containing three small winged [[nut (fruit)|nuts]]. <br /> <br /> == Cultivation and uses==<br /> ''N. moorei'' is a robust species, requiring around 600 mm of rain spread throughout the year. It grows best in highly organic soils, but will tolerate a wide range of soils. It can grow in full shade, albeit slowly, through to full sun. It is easily grown from fresh seed, germinating in a few weeks. Cuttings can be struck, although they tend to perform less well than seed grown plants. It can survive temperatures of 45 °C down to &amp;minus;7 °C.<br /> <br /> Both ''N. moorei'' and the closely related [[Myrtle Beech]] (''N. cunninghamii'') are excellent hosts for [[epiphyte]]s.<br /> <br /> The [[timber]] is an excellent cabinetry timber with strong, tough, close grain. It is a soft pink and can be polished to a fine sheen. It is used for cabinet work and soft turnery. It has a [[density]] of 750 kg/m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Nothofagaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of New South Wales]]<br /> [[Category:Wood]]</div>

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