CATTON ARBORETUM
Nothofagus obliqua
Common name:
Patagonian Oak
Year planted:
2020
Country of origin:
Chile, Argentina
Year introduced:
by William Lobb in 1849
Description:
Growing to 30 to 50m in its natural environment the bark is greyish brown on mature trees with the wood being hard and durable. Leaves are oval with a serrated margin and occur alternately. Trees bear separate male and female inconspicuous flowers
what3words:
slurping.hatch.crunching
Tree number: 32