Awahou
Cultivar No | 25 | |
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Source | Eastern Bay of Plenty. | |
Description | A superior, handsome cultivar with short, wide, strong, pale green blades. Some of the blades measure 15 cm across. Distinct blunt, Gothic-shaped tips. The strong fibre shows clearly through the green skin. Orange-red keel and margin. Short kōrari with dense groups of blunt seed pods. |
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Uses | Makes very good strong kete which dry very white after boiling for one minute. Short, very strong and may be used for piupiu, but not really a muka variety. |
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Muka extraction | Muka extracts badly, keeps breaking off. Para sticks to muka, need knife for scraping. Large amount of muka in leaf, just doesn't extract well. | |
Raranga - unboiled | Superior raranga flax. Very strong, soft, leathery and pliable after softening. Waxy quality, keeps tension well. |
Information sources:
Rene Orchiston | Katarina Tawiri | Rob Smissen | Sue Scheele |