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| Black maire |  |
Nestegis cunninghamii (Hook. f.) L. Johnson
Family: Oleaceae
Hardwood
Country of Origin: New Zealand The tree:
Black maire is an attractive tree, up to 20 m high, with a trunk up to 1.5 m in diameter. It belongs to the same family as European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the European olive (Olea europea). It was once found throughout forests of the North Island and in Marlborough, but it is now found only in isolated districts. The wood:
The heartwood of black maire is dark brown, often streaked with black. It is hard, heavy, strong, and durable. The finished wood can be given a high polish. The Maori made good use of the weight, strength, and hardness of black maire. They used it, for example, for digging sticks and for wedges for splitting wood. They also used it for other items such as canoe paddles, canoe bailers, beaters, and mallets. It is of interest to note that it was too heavy for weapons such as the taiaha except in the hands of a particularly strong warrior; it was used, however, for the thinnest of the double-pointed spears called koi koi. |
