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This species is often utilized in the forestry industry, used to build furniture and for construction. It is recommended as an ornamental tree, especially for its fall color. Nothofagus, named for false beeches or beeches of the south. The epithet alpina signifies it as belonging to the Alps; however, it is used to signal that it is a species that grows in mountainous environments. |
The leaves alternate from an oval to a pointed oval; the veins in the leaf are very prominent. |
Grey bark with vertical cracks. |
The male flowers are in groups of 2 to 3; the females are in groups of 3 with a stem that is 1 cm in length. |
The shell or husk opens into four valves covered in appendages tipped with glands. The nuts are 5-6 mm in length. |
In Chile, it grows between the Maule Region and the Lakes Region. |