Winter is a great time to harvest raupō, New Zealand's native bulrush. In June and July, the previous season's growth has died off and dried out, and the new season has not yet kicked off. Harvesting the old, dry leaves at this time of year can help to create space, light and airflow for the new growth to come through. It's also before peak nesting season for our wetland manu, reducing the risk of disturbance.
As there's not much weight in the thin leaves and hollow stalks, a large pile of dry raupō shrinks down to a small batch of paper. However, it needs less intense chemical and mechanical processing than harakeke and produces a beautifully fine-structured paper with creamy yellow tones. Despite being seasonal and small batch, it's one of our favourites. We currently have some raupō paper in A4 and A5, get in touch if you'd like some!
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