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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An evergreen eucalyptus tree, ''Eucalyptus sideroxylon'', grown commercially in Morocco. Red iron bark, or mugga, trees contain 30-45% tannin. When used for tanning, it produces a soft, dark, red color leather. It is usually mixed with other tannins. See [ | + | An evergreen eucalyptus tree, ''Eucalyptus sideroxylon'', grown commercially in Morocco. Red iron bark, or mugga, trees contain 30-45% tannin. When used for tanning, it produces a soft, dark, red color leather. It is usually mixed with other tannins. See [[eucalyptus|eucalyptus]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Red iron bark Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Description
An evergreen eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus sideroxylon, grown commercially in Morocco. Red iron bark, or mugga, trees contain 30-45% tannin. When used for tanning, it produces a soft, dark, red color leather. It is usually mixed with other tannins. See Eucalyptus.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Eucalyptus sideroxylon; red ironbark; mugga
Other Properties
A medium tree growing to 30 m with slender, sometimes drooping branshes. Bark=hard, dark red with deep ridges and furrows. Leave = dull green leathery with bluish underside, simple narrow and ovate (4-8 inches long)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Website address 1 Comment: Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (Accessed Dec. 9, 2005)