Paper Bark
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About
- Common Names
- Paper Bark / Miateiri (Waejir)
- Classification
- Flowering Tree
- Description
- A large girth tree of the birch family. Paper Bark grow as singular large straight trunks with few branches until the crown. The flowers form as long dangling ropes of yellow-white rounded bells. The scent of from these flowers makes a pleasant addition to any hearth.
Ecology
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Distribution
- Temperate mixed woodlands.
- Life Cycle
- Paper Bark flowers annually in late spring, forming long ropes of compound catkins. Windborne seeds disperse before the first months of summer.
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- Carefully maintained woodlots of paperbark exist in some regions.
- Culinary
- No known culinary uses.
- Medicinal
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- Antiperiodic and Depurative - The leaves of this tree can aid as an antiperiodic and depurative sai.
- Other
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- Bark - The bark of this tree peels easily into large sheets used as a medium for writing.
- Wood - The fine grained hardwood from paper bark is used for construction timber and as a fuel.
History
- Cultural
- Some cultures, notably the Tabrani and Anatu, collect the flowers of the paper bark to decorate and freshen the homes when in season.
- Religious
- These trees have no religious significance.
