What is Rewarewa used for?
Rewarewa Good for self esteem. Used for people with illness related to depression or patterns of abuse. Kawakawa Good for the heart and blood. Traditionally, the leaves and bark were used for stomach pains and cuts.
What is the english name for Rewarewa?
Knightia excelsa
(noun) rewarewa, New Zealand honeysuckle, Knightia excelsa – a tall tree with long, stiff leaves having widely spaced teeth, the undersides, midvein and new growth being velvety brown.
Is Rewarewa native to nz?
Knightia excelsa, commonly called rewarewa (from Māori), is an evergreen tree endemic to the low elevation and valley forests of New Zealand’s North Island and Marlborough Sounds (41° S) and the type species for the genus Knightia. Rewarewa grows to 30 m tall, with a slender crown.
Where does Rewarewa grow?
North Island
Rewarewa grows in lowland forest throughout the North Island, and in the Marlborough Sounds at the South Island’s north-eastern tip. It is common in regenerating forest.
What is Rewarewa honey?
Rewarewa (Knightia excelsa) is a honeysuckle tree, indigenous to New Zealand, that gives us an outstanding honey rich in taste and beneficial properties. Rewarewa is a very distinctive tree with no close relatives or “look alikes” within the indigenous flora of New Zealand.
What is the hardest wood in New Zealand?
Black maire is hard (probably New Zealand’s hardest wood) heavy and strong, and mature black maire is extremely durable. As a result it was used by early European settlers as a substitute for lignum vitae for bearings and pulley blocks.
Where does lemonwood grow?
It is found throughout New Zealand’s North and South Islands along forest margins and stream banks from sea level to 600 m (1,969 ft). It is New Zealand’s largest Pittosporum.
How do you grow Rewarewa from seed?
Knightia excelsa/rewarewa The seed capsules mature in early winter, splitting open to release winged seeds to be blown in the wind. Propagation: Store capsules in a container in a warm dry place to open and expose the seed. Sow the seed on a firm flat bed of seed raising mix and cover lightly with mix.
How do you grow Rewarewa?
Sow seeds and lightly cover into seed raising mix shortly after collection. Germination should occur in around 2 months. Note that Rewarewa tend to grow best on ridges and in drier areas, and are prone to fungal diseases when young. Germination and propagation needs to reflect this.
What does Rewarewa honey taste like?
Rewarewa Honey has a beautiful deep reddish amber appearance and rich, full bodied caramel-like taste. Rewarewa Honey has a beautiful deep reddish amber appearance and rich, full bodied caramel-like taste. Produced from New Zealand’s native Honeysuckle tree, Rewarewa Honey is high in natural antioxidants.
What is the strongest wood on earth?
Australian Buloke – 5,060 IBF An ironwood tree that is native to Australia, this wood comes from a species of tree occurring across most of Eastern and Southern Australia. Known as the hardest wood in the world, this particular type has a Janka hardness of 5,060 lbf.
Where does the Knightia excelsa tree come from?
Knightia excelsa. Knightia excelsa, commonly called rewarewa (from Māori), is an evergreen tree endemic to the low elevation and valley forests of New Zealand’s North Island and Marlborough Sounds (41° S) and the type species for the genus Knightia.
Where can you find rewarewa Honey in New Zealand?
Rewarewa or New Zealand Honeysuckle (Knightia excelsa) is a member of the Protea family (Proteaceae) and is found throughout the North Island of New Zealand and in the Marlborough Sounds at the top of the South Island.
How tall does a rewarewa excelsa tree grow?
They can grow up to 30 m tall with a 1 m diameter trunk. There is little data on growth rate. Height growth averages 30 to 39 cm per annum and annual diameter increment is between 0.5 and 0.8 cm.
What kind of sugar is in rewarewa honey?
Rewarewa is a slow crystallizing honey but does crystallize naturally. Consequently the crystals tend to be large. We only have around 100 sugar analyses for Rewarewa at present but from initial data, average Glucose is 29.3% (SD 2.7), Fructose 35.4% (SD 2.6) and Sucrose 2.1% (SD 2.2) Rewarewa honey has a delightful smooth malty flavour.