Gardening - The Mulberry
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Article by: Michael Russell The mulberry tree , Flowers – One of Life's Small Pleasures belongs to the Morus genus that consists of about 12 species found over Mediterranean and north temperate regions with two being native to North America. The commonly cultivated black mulberry comes from an ancient line which has now been introduced into many countries of the world. It is believed to have been in cultivation for over 5000 years. It has variable leaf forms. It produces a delicious fruit , How to Create a Wildflower Garden which is plentiful in summer , Patio Chairs - Why My Green Patio Metal Bench Is Giving Me Immense Satisfaction and that ripens over a period long enough to enjoy the harvest for some weeks as the green , Flowers – One of Life's Small Pleasures berries mature to red or black. It is a notoriously difficult fruit , Step by Step 'Leaf' Stepping Stones to harvest, as are all the soft berry fruits, , Two Answers to a Poinsettia FAQ: How Can I Get My Poinsettia to Rebloom? so there is ample scope for an enterprising soul to consider a way of developing an easier and efficient harvest and offering a new commercial crop. In home , Step by Step 'Leaf' Stepping Stones gardens mulberry picking is enjoyed by children who are capable of exploring to seek to enjoy the sweet rewards as well as picking an amount for common consumption. However, they should be tutored to use the green, , Why Teak Coffee Tables Are Essential For Your Outdoor Space inedible fruit , Gift Ideas for Bird Lovers to rub away the persistent stains from the ripe fruit. , Lawn Care Information The White , Hills and Holes: Not Part of Your Landscaping Design? Mulberry, Morus alba is known as Sang Ye in China where it originated. It was introduced into Europe about 1434 from the Levant where it was cultivated mainly for the purpose of providing food , Gardening Tips, Hints and Advice for silkworms. It was introduced and is now naturalised in the U.S. providing an important food , How to Create a Wildflower Garden for wildlife. , An Introduction To Palm Trees In Australian gardens , ing Tips, Hints and Advice it is welcome as a tasty home , Planting a Garden Pond fruit, sweet and marketable also. The leaves when fed to silkworms produce a light , Lawn Care Information yellow silk. The tender young leaves are edible in small quantities when fresh or can be cooked as spinach. The leaves are used medicinally for treatment of fever and externally for ringworm. The root , Lawn Mower Racing skin provides a medicine for bronchitis. The fruits , Stressed Out? Maybe You Need a Gazebo which vary from pink , Lawn Care Information to deep red/black are delicious to eat and in China it is regularly recommended to relieve insomnia, flu, high blood pressure, vertigo and other complaints. Fruit , Wicker Patio Furniture - Buying and Maintenance Tips contains vitamins a B1, B2 and C. Texas Mulberry or Morus microphylla grows , The Annual Pond Cleanout as a small tree , Understanding Soil Nutrients in the canyons of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona where it was once cultivated by Indians of the area and it is still considered a food , Vegetable Garden Layout source. White Mulberry is a native of France Morus multicaulis Black Mulberry, English Mulberry Morus nigra originated in Iran and known in antiquity when it was apparently much appreciated for its large, sweet juicy fruit. , Reblooming Poinsettia This is the species preferred by consumers large succulent fruits , How To Build A Garden Bench are delicious and sweeter, more flavoursome than the white , Development Stages Of Electric Lawnmowers mulberry. The unripe fruit , Unique Flowers make a memorable gift! when crushed, removes the stains from the ripe and often messy fruit. , Patio Chairs - Why My Green Patio Metal Bench Is Giving Me Immense Satisfaction The leaves produce a lovely golden silk thread when fed to silkworms. Red Mulberry, Morus rubra is a native of Nth America found from Vermont to Sth Dakota and south to Florida. Finely toothed leaves are coated with soft down in autumn. , Basic Swimming Pool Water Chemistry Red fruits , Home Landscaping Etiquette are of inferior quality. The Black Mulberry Morus nigra is often known as the English Mulberry for the following reason. In England James I tried to introduce a new silk industry into England. He issued a Royal edict recommending the cultivation of silkworms and urging the Shires to buy and distribute 10,000 mulberry plants , Stressed Out? Maybe You Need a Gazebo of Morus nigra to all who would sow them, only to be advised that it was the wrong species of mulberry and the enterprise was abandoned. That is the reason that there are many ancient Black Mulberry trees , Lawn Mower Racing still existing in England and very few old White , Discount Patio Furniture ones. Regrettably, it was later discovered that both species of mulberry were used in the orient for silk. Shakespeare's mentions a mulberry - a Black Mulberry - and that it was not suitable for rearing silkworms, so reflecting the general disappointment of the times. There is one surviving Mulberry tree , Cactus Grafting: Lophophora Williamsii to Trichocereus Candicans as a Rapid Propagation Technique in the private grounds of Buckingham Palace to this day. It still is bearing but in no way remarkable in size or spread. Mulberry leaf is an old cottage remedy for ringworm. A very important purpose of the fruit , Gardening Tips, Hints and Advice is as a food , Caring for Grosfillex Resin Patio Furniture supplement in the diet of heart patients, with some remarkable beneficial results. For those who wish to introduce the Australian home , Hills and Holes: Not Part of Your Landscaping Design? hobby for children by keeping a few silkworms it can offer a fascinating and interesting experience for both infants and parents. Unfortunately there is little ultimate pleasure to be had from the silk produced, but it is certainly an exercise in nature , Landscaping Tips: What is the Proper Mulch to Use for Trees studies! It would be best to be sure of adequate supply of leaves by having planted your own trees , Thyme: The Herb of Courage in the yard, , Gardening Vertically: Fad, Emerging Frontier or Long-Overlooked Art Form or at least enquire about a reliable and close alternative source. The leaves are best when fresh but keep for a little time in the fridge. It may be interesting for those unfamiliar with silkworm culture to know that if mulberry leaves for any reason are not available, a temporary diet of beetroot leaves will produce pink , Florida Homes: Easy Landscaping and Curb Appeal tinted silk and lettuce leaves will tend to give lemon coloured thread.  Your Independent guide to Gardening |
  
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