Tukura
Cultivar No | 4 | |
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Source | Waihirere, Gisborne District. | |
Description | A fine cultivar. Tall, very bendy leaves, soft but strong. Red margin and keel. Young leaves show reddish/brown shading at tips of blades. Grown in many districts under different names. |
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Uses | Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns. |
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Muka extraction | Muka extracts well. Para removal requires slight scraping with knife. | |
Raranga - unboiled | Good raranga flax. Good length of leaf, softens easily. Waxy quality when softened assists tight weave. Edges do not fray. |
Information sources:
Rene Orchiston | Katarina Tawiri | Rob Smissen | Sue Scheele |