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  2. Jute - Wikipedia

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    Jute fabric Coffee sacks made of jute Jute fiber is extracted from retted stem of jute plants. Individual jute fibers can range from very fine to very coarse, and the varied fibers are suited for a variety of uses. The coarser fibers, which are called jute butts, are used alone or combined with other fibers to make many products: Hessian cloth ...

  3. Jute cultivation - Wikipedia

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    Jute fiber being dried in sunlight after natural or microbial retting. Retting is the process of extracting fibers from the tough stem or bast of the bast fiber plants. The available retting processes are: mechanical retting (hammering), chemical retting (boiling & applying chemicals), steam/vapor/dew retting, and water or microbial retting.

  4. Abutilon theophrasti - Wikipedia

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    Abutilon theophrasti, also known as Velvetleaf, Velvet Plant, Velvetweed and the Chinese jute [1] is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae that is native to southern Asia and it serves as a type species of the genus Abutilon. [2] Its specific epithet, theophrasti, commemorates the ancient Greek botanist-philosopher Theophrastus. [3]

  5. Corchorus olitorius - Wikipedia

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    Jute mallow or Jew's mallow or Nalita jute (Corchorus olitorius, also known as "Jute leaves", [2] "Tossa jute", "Mloukheyeh" and "West African sorrel") is a species of shrub in the family Malvaceae. Together with C. capsularis it is the primary source of jute fiber.

  6. Want to plant a native Texas plant? Some are more friendly ...

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    The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details.

  7. Corchorus capsularis - Wikipedia

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    Corchorus capsularis (also known as patsun), commonly known as white jute, [2] is a shrub species in the family Malvaceae. It is one of the sources of jute fibre, considered to be of finer quality than fibre from Corchorus olitorius, the main source of jute. The leaves are used as a foodstuff and the leaves, unripe fruit and the roots are used ...

  8. What do I plant now? Shorter Central Texas winters mean ... - AOL

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    The new USDA map of plant hardiness zones switches Austin from 8B to 9A, which indicates shorter winters and longer growing season.

  9. This versatile plant provides color you don’t see very often ...

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    It’s a color you don’t see very often in North Texas landscapes. It’s compatible with yellows, whites, blues, grays, other purples, and of course, greens. ... This plant is propagated from 3 ...