N. antarctica is a broadly conical, often multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves that have finely toothed, crinkled-margins and turn yellow or orange in autumn. Flowers and fruit are inconspicuous. Nothofagus moorei is an evergreen tree, sometimes multi-trunked; mature specimens can reach 30 metres tall in the wild, with specimens up to 50 metres recorded. The trunk is massive, surrounded by basal coppice shoots.The tree yields a timber of commercial value, but is now rare or protected in National Parks in Australia
