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It is preferable to propagate plants by seeds rather than cuttings or by division. This ensures maximum genetic diversity is maintained.

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Nothofagus menziesii
Height: 12m;  Spread: 5m
Silver Beech (Tree)
Lovely specimen tree. Moderately slow. Best with cool climate and moist, well-drained roots.
» Click here for our mistletoe article published in The Fringe, October 2014 ...
Photo gallery:
Nothofagus menziesii is the host plant for the mistletoe, Peraxilla colensoi. This plant was one of several adorning beech trees along a roadside in the Catlins in January.
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