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INTRODUCTION

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VII Region, Camino a El Melado, Chile
Altitude: 400-1200 m. 01 21, 2006

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Tree

Flower: White, without information on the number of petals

Height: 12 m.

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VII Region, Camino a Vilches y El Morillo, Chile
Altitude: 1000-1500 m. 01 26, 2006

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Low altitude, interior valleys
Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).
Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.

Light conditions:

Some shadow. Some protection against direct sunlight, some shadow from vegetation, filtering about 20 - 40 % of light.
In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

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VII Region, Vilches, El Morillo, Chile
Altitude: 1100 m. 02 24, 2006

USES

Good ornamental value (A)

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VII Region, Vilches, El Morillo, Chile
Altitude: 1100 m. 02 24, 2006

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 8. The plant tolerates low temperatures (-8° C), can tolerate occasional snow cover for up to a couple of weeks per year.

Excellent germination capacity, over 80%

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