Palmilla (Nolina) fiber: a native plant industry in arid and semi- arid US/ Mexico borderlands.

G. P. Nabhan; B. T. Burns

doi:10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31493-9

Palmilla (Nolina) fiber: a native plant industry in arid and semi- arid US/ Mexico borderlands.

G. P. Nabhan, B. T. Burns

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Leaves are harvested for fiber on both sides of the US/Mexico boundary. Split, trimmed, dried and bundled in the bordertowns of Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico, 90 per cent of this fiber is sold to broom supply companies in the US. American ranchers and foresters, viewing the cutting of old palmilla leaves as beneficial to livestock, allow laborers to harvest the same populations every 18-24 months. -from Authors Office of Arid Lands Studies, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	97-103
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Arid Environments
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-1963(18)31493-9
State	Published - 1985

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