Manunu
Cultivar No | 65 | |
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Description | Very tall bush. Upright leaves, mature leaves with droopy tips. Dark brown, almost black margins. |
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Uses | Good kete, whāriki cultivar. |
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Muka extraction | Muka extracted well. Para slightly stuck to fibre, removed by scrapping with knife or mussel shell. |
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Raranga - unboiled | Good raranga cultivar, similar to Hūhiroa. Leathery and pliable, easy to soften. Butt end noticeably thicker than tip end of leaf. |
Information sources:
Rene Orchiston | Katarina Tawiri | Rob Smissen | Sue Scheele |