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Pilgerodendron uviferum

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Description

It is a slow-growing tree that grows in southern Chile. Its habitat is located from the mountainous sector of Valdivia to Tierra del Fuego, being the southernmost conifer (and tree) in the world.

State of conservation

No MMA information

Division

Pinophyta

Order

Pinewoods

Family

Cupressaceae

Foliar regimen

Perennial

Growth

Maximum size 20 meters high.

Slow growth rate.

Blooming time

October to December.

Flower color

Female cones are globose, brownish. Male cones are short sub cylindrical.

Sun exposure

Full sun, flat parts or slopes with northern exposure.

Temperature

It resists temperatures down to -15°c (even -20°c) and can be covered for months (1 to 8) by snow.

Hydric regimen

It grows in water or is found with its roots within a permanent watercourse, edges of lakes and swamps. In areas with constant rainfall, short dry periods are possible, but it does not last more than 1 month.

Type of soil

Poorly drained, swampy soils with high humidity.

Uses

Wood.

Distribution

In Chile it grows between the province of Valdivia (Los Ríos region) and Tierra del Fuego (Magallanes region) at about 600 m.a.s.l. and also towards the coast in low and generally very swampy areas.

Habitat and association

It is associated with larch (fitzroya cupressoides), lenga (nothofagus pumilio), ñirre (nothofagus antarctica), white coihue (nothofagus betuloides) and coihue (nothofagus nitida).

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