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Nothofagus Procera?


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Was in New Forest today and explored a recently English Nature/RSPB acquired plot of forest.

Lots of conifers, including a huge Scots Pine, some nice Western Hemlock, tall larch and Douglas Fir.

Few oddities, notably a cluster of five trees.

Initially thought it was Oriental Beech or some Fagus variant, but then decided it must be a Nothofagus?

 

Was thinking Procera, or Rauli.

 

Any ideas?

 

Sorry about photos but phone camera lens seems to be misted.

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Or I could try and be helpful! :)

 

Just had a look in Collins' Tree Guide (Johnson and Moore); they give Rauli as a common name for N. nervosa for which N. procera is a synonym. The leaves match - to 9cm - (alternate; blunt toothing distinguishes from hornbeam) and bark has long vertical plates.

 

Happy days

Yourn

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Thanks, given as Procera Oerst in the book I used, but looks like the same species, never seen this species growing 'in the wild; before, always in arboreta. 

 

Beautiful trees, the southern beeches, my favourite being nothofagus dombeyii.

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