About Nothofagus antarctica (G.Forst.) Oerst.
Nothofagus antarctica (G.Forst.) Oerst. typically grows 5–25 m (12–80 ft) tall, with a slender trunk covered in scaly bark. Its leaves are simple, alternate, and 2–4.5 cm long; they are often sticky with sweetly scented wax, and are medium green in color, turning yellow to orange in autumn. The leaves are broadly ovate to triangular, crinkly in texture, rounded at the tip, and have irregular, fine teeth. Its flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green catkins. Its fruit is a 6 mm, very fragrant 4-valved capsule that holds three small nuts.
Nothofagus antarctica has been cultivated and thrives when planted on the North Pacific Coast of the United States and in Great Britain. Trees imported directly from the species' southernmost distribution in Tierra del Fuego and planted in the Faroes have shown good hardiness.
Note that Lophozonia moorei, a species found in Australia, is also called "Antarctic beech".
