Tung Nut Oil Tree

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Title

Tung Nut Oil Tree

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Mangawhai Museum

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Mangawhai Museum

Description

Mature Tung Nut Oil tree The Tung Oil Plantation was a Government Relief Work Scheme for unemployed men during the depression. 700 acres were ploughed by contract from the Wellsford-Mangawai Road to the vicinity of the old Te Arai Cemetery. 56,700 trees were planted which also includes replanting. Tung nuts were imported from Japan and grown to produce tung oil which was to be used in the manufacture of paint, varnish and linoleum etc. The tung nuts were unsuitable for NZ soil. Flooding occur...

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https://ehive.com/collections/3023/objects/834981

Related subjects

Te Arai / Tomarata / oil / tree / tung

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