Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Fagus sylvatica L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, L8/9, above The Vista, main path on downhill side
Field Collection Date
11 Feb 1997
Field Collection Notes
Large spreading tree, with gracefully drooping branches. Ht ca 20m, DBH 75cm. Trunk branching into 5 very upright close trunks at ca 3m. Bark intact, hard. Young wood mid-brown, shiny with new branchlets covered in fine haris. Leaves mid-green and very glossy, with fine hairs on margins, petioles, and veins. More in apices of veins on underside. Buds enclosed in golden-brown scales.
Sth side of mod sloping hillside, tall forest sitn. Canopy tree. Some shading, mostly sunny.
Common beech.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 508, received Sept 2018
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56256, 177.71825 (± 100 m)
177.71825, 177.71825 (± 100 m)
Last Update
19 Aug 2021
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