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=== Coronilla wood === | |||
[[Image:raizcoronilla.jpg|left|thumb|<center>Coronilla root, Eastern Uruguay</center>]] | |||
[[Image:coronillapipe.jpg|right|thumb|<center>Coronilla pipe, [[Pedro Ferrizzo]]</center>]] | |||
The Coronilla (''scutia buxifolia'') is a stout, short and thorny tree. It is very common in the hills and riverside forest of Southern Brazil, Uruguay and Northern Argentina. It has a very slow growth rate, just 2 millimetres by year. Its wood is hard and heavy, very appreciated for firewood. | |||
Coronilla roots are unearthing when the riverbed is low. They are used for wood-carving, especially pipe-carving. It is considered an ideal material for this issue because pipes made by coronilla lignite don’t burn, heat or crack. | |||
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== '''Pipe makers by location''' == | == '''Pipe makers by location''' == |
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