Alerce
Category: Conifer
A unique, thousand-year-old tree — ideal for special projects and conservation
Characteristics
- Watering
- • Moderate • Needs constant moisture • Does not tolerate prolonged drought
- Soil
- • Moist and acidic • Rich in organic matter • Prefers deep soil • Does not tolerate drought
- Blooms
- October – December Not ornamentally significant flowering
- Exposure
- • Partial sun • Tolerates light shade while young
- Fruit
- Yes (small cones) • Not used for food
- Size
- • Height: 30–50 m • Extremely slow growth • Very long-lived tree
- Use
- • Ecological value and conservation • Ornamental use in special projects • Collecting native species
- Propagation
- • Seeds (very slow) • Complex nursery propagation