A review of the genus Nothofagus has proposed that the genus be separated into four distinct genera. See Heenan P.B. & Smissen R.D. (2013). 'Revised circumscription of Nothofagus and recognition of the segregate genera Fuscospora, Lophozonia, and Trisyngyne (Nothofagaceae)'. Phytotaxa 146 (1): 131. This treatment has not as of 2017 been universally accepted, if it is accepted then this species will become Lophozonia moorei (F.Muell.) Heenan & Smissen

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General Information

Nothofagus moorei is an evergreen tree, sometimes multi-trunked; mature specimens can reach 30 metres tall in the wild, with specimens up to 50 metres recorded. The trunk is massive, surrounded by basal coppice shoots[, ].
The tree yields a timber of commercial value, but is now rare or protected in National Parks in Australia[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Australia - southeastern Queensland, northeastern New South Wales

Habitat

Cool temperate rainforest, usually on fertile soils, often in pure stands, or as an understorey in tall eucalypt forest at elevations above 800 metres[]. A dominant species in cool-temperate rainforest; at elevations up to 1,550 metres[].

Properties

Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	30.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Nothofagus moorei is native to the warm temperate region of southeastern Australia, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,550 metres. It experiences snow and frost, but is generally too tender to be grown outdoors in regions outside the warmest parts of the temperate zone. It is represented at Caerhays, Cornwall. UK (hardiness zone 8 - 9), by two specimens, the larger measuring 15.6 metres × 55cm in 1971[].
Prefers an open well-drained loamy soil in a sunny position[, ]. Succeeds on most soils but dislikes calcareous soils[, ]. Prefers a pH between 5 and 7, but dislikes acid peats[].
Specimens of this tree are credited with living to a great age of several thousand years, especially to those multi-trunked linked coppice clumps growing on mountain summits in the McPherson Range of southeast Queensland[].
Species in this genus often have poor wind resistance in cultivation, probably because they grow so fast[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is of good quality, but the tree is generally protected from exploitation in National Parks[].

Propagation

The seed is best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cool greenhouse or cold frame. Spring-sown seed requires 2 - 3 months stratification at 1 - 5°c[]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in the cold frame for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed must not be allowed to dry out according to one report[] whilst another says that the seed can be stored dry at 2°c for long periods[].
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 6 - 10cm with a heel, mid summer in a frame[].
Layering.