THE "CIPRÉS" OF THE GUAITECAS

Its scientific name is Pilgerodendron uviferum (D. Don) Florin, belongs to the family of cupresáceas.
This tree is endemic to the South American temperate forests, meaning that it is only and exclusively belonging to that place, which gives a considerable value to this species. Its greater population is in the south of Chile and in the extreme southwest of Argentina. Living in Chile the regions of Los Ríos, Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes.
It is a slow-growing tree that can reach 20 meters in height, has a narrow and a trunk that can reach up to one meter in diameter, although the means are between 15 and 18 meters in height and a diameter between 30 and 50 centimeters. The heartwood is yellowish white and the sapwood is reddish.
The chosen this species to include in this post for a reason that brings back memories of me once I traveled along Chiloé, specifically the Tantauco Park, where the Guaitecas Cypress was observed a lot, and in part what motivated me to Study Forest Engineering.