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Yes it does look interesting indeed. On another forum someone came up with this for me:

Erica arborea (tree heath) is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family, Ericaceae. There are disjunct populations in Africa including the Ethiopian Highlands, the mountains of Ruwenzori and the Cameroon Mountains. In Africa it is normally referred to as giant heather. It is native to the maquis shrublands surrounding the Mediterranean Basin north to Bulgaria and west to Portugal and the Canary and Madeira Islands. Naturalised populations occur in south-eastern Australia.[1]

The wood, known as briar root (French: bruyère), is extremely hard and heat-resistant, and is used for making smoking pipes.

Apparently Anco is a trade name for it.
At least if I do bite the bullet I won't get a splinter!

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<blockquote data-quote="DJB Penmaker" data-source="post: 288036" data-attributes="member: 1612">Yes it does look interesting indeed. On another forum someone came up with this for me:Erica arborea (tree heath) is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family, Ericaceae. There are disjunct populations in Africa including the Ethiopian Highlands, the mountains of Ruwenzori and the Cameroon Mountains. In Africa it is normally referred to as giant heather. It is native to the maquis shrublands surrounding the Mediterranean Basin north to Bulgaria and west to Portugal and the Canary and Madeira Islands. Naturalised populations occur in south-eastern Australia.[1]The wood, known as briar root (French: bruyère), is extremely hard and heat-resistant, and is used for making smoking pipes.Apparently Anco is a trade name for it.At least if I do bite the bullet I won&#039;t get a splinter!Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DJB Penmaker, post: 288036, member: 1612"] Yes it does look interesting indeed. On another forum someone came up with this for me: Erica arborea (tree heath) is a species of flowering plant (angiosperms) in the heather family, Ericaceae. There are disjunct populations in Africa including the Ethiopian Highlands, the mountains of Ruwenzori and the Cameroon Mountains. In Africa it is normally referred to as giant heather. It is native to the maquis shrublands surrounding the Mediterranean Basin north to Bulgaria and west to Portugal and the Canary and Madeira Islands. Naturalised populations occur in south-eastern Australia.[1] The wood, known as briar root (French: bruyère), is extremely hard and heat-resistant, and is used for making smoking pipes. Apparently Anco is a trade name for it. At least if I do bite the bullet I won't get a splinter! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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