mulberry tree trees supply food for both animals and people . Birds , silkworms and other wildlife have been eating mulberry leave-taking and fruit for C . Humans have been deplete the abundant , profuse berry of the mulberry tree tree since Roman prison term . Although the mulberry Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree originated in China , it is currently produce in multiple countries . mulberry tree tree , as beneficial as they may be , were not ordinarily implant near homes due to the mess left behind from the ripened fruit falling onto the footing .
Description
Mulberry trees are a fruit - bearing tree that can develop up to 10 feet per year and progress to full maturity at 30 feet tall . The leaves of this tight - growing tree diagram are a favorite food of silkworms . The sweet , plump , juicy berries of the mulberry tree tree diagram provide a delicious snack for razzing , deer and other wildlife , as well as for world . The tree lose their leaves in the winter but come back the following time of year even more exuberant than the previous twelvemonth . The berries become ripe in May .
Origins
The first documentation of mulberry tree trees report them as originating in China . The Chinese disclose that silkworms screw to eat the leaves of this fast - grow tree . The more the silkworms rust , the more silk they create . The Chinese were the first to cultivate mulberry tree in rows for increase output of silk .
Introduction to the United States
In 1733 , General Oglethorpe brought 500 mulberry tree Tree to Fort Frederica , Georgia . General Oglethorpe was hop to increase the silk production in the United States by providing the silkworms with their favored food , mulberry tree leaves . Unfortunately , silk production in the United States did not achieve the level of achiever that General Oglethorpe had hoped for .
Mulberry Trees in the United States
American adventurer and botanist William Bartram write about his experience with mulberry tree trees in his book , " Travels , " published in 1773 . In 1774 , Prince ’s Nursery began selling commercially grown ashen and black mulberry tree tree . George Washington , the first President of the United States , purchased yield from this same glasshouse . President Thomas Jefferson had mulberry Tree planted every 20 metrical foot at his home in Virginia .
Cultivars
The two main cultivar of mulberry tree tree diagram are the white mulberry and the grim mulberry . The leaves of the white mulberry tree are larger than those of the inglorious mulberry . However , the fruit of the black mulberry tree is much sweeter than the yield of the white mulberry tree . Another cultivar , the composition mulberry , is used extensively in Japan for the output of newspaper products . Unfortunately , the composition mulberry does not develop yield and is considered an invasive species in some state in the United States .
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