Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Fagus sylvatica Riversii L.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
Riversii
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Gisborne Land District, Eastwoodhill Arboretum, J7, Three Bridges junction with Figgs Track
Field Collection Date
29 Oct 2003
Field Collection Notes
Tall, erect tree, with spreading branches and beautiful dark browny-red mod-dense foliage. Ht ca 17m. DBH 45 cm. Wood v v hard. Bark dk grey, smooth, horizontally wrinkled. Branchlets thin, alt. Leaves shiny red-brown upper with fine silky hairs lying flat on surface, and on underside tufted thickly in vein axils. Petiole hairy, also leaf margins. Leaves at top of tree look redder. Leaves held nearly horizontally. Pale brown bud-casings hanging down.
At top of steep creekbank, adjacent to path and bridge. Canopy tree on Sth side of small hillside. Mostly sunny position.
Rivers Purple Beech.
Ex Eastwoodhill Arboretum, "EWH" 961, received Sept 2018
Specimen over two sheets A&B
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-38.56031, 177.71761 (± 100 m)
177.71761, 177.71761 (± 100 m)
Last Update
18 Aug 2021
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