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. |
Uses | ![]() |
Do not boil, but just drag through boiling water. Gum at base has definite healing properties and was used for treating burns. |
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. |
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