Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Tangi

Cultivar No Source: Rene Orchiston 67
Source Source: Rene Orchiston
Description Source: Katarina Tawiri

Medium size bush with droopy leaves. Young leaves with orange smudging at the tip and wide orange margins in top 20 cms. Smudging turns brown and then disappears on mature leaves. Produces good length of leaves at a young age. Grows abundantly.

Uses Source: Katarina Tawiri

Excellent kete and whāriki cultivar.

Muka extraction Source: Katarina Tawiri

Muka extracted well and clean. Para stuck to fibre, needed to be scraped off with knife. Only small amount of muka extracted and broke off towards the tip of whenu.

Raranga - unboiled Source: Katarina Tawiri

Pliable, soft, but strong raranga cultivar.


Information sources:

Source: Rene Orchiston Rene Orchiston Source: Katarina Tawiri Katarina Tawiri Source: Rob Smissen Rob Smissen Source: Sue Scheele Sue Scheele