Comments on: The Haggerston Mulberry

By: Annie Martin

Annie Martin — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:49:28 +0000

I took a tour of the Charterhouse and they told us that most of the mulberries in London were planted by one of the Kings or nobleman who wanted to produce London silk. However they brought over the wrong kind. They planted black (dark red), instead of the white ones that silkworms like!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:19:21 +0000

Gorgeous mulberry in Albiondrive in Hackney if you’re interested?

By: janet

janet — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:12:05 +0000

I know it’s not the east End but Canonbury Tower has a mulberry tree in the garden said to have been planted during Sir Francis Bacon’s tenancy.

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:12:16 +0000

there is of course a v ancient mulberry in the Charterhouse garden – other side of City

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:59:51 +0000

I hope that you will get lots of responses GA as it would be lovely to have a photographic record of these venerable trees.

By: Northern Hilary

Northern Hilary — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 12:50:17 +0000

Apparently the pink icing on Tottenham Cake was originally coloured by mulberry juice from the fruit of the tree in Tottenham Quaker Burial ground.

By: Roy Reed

Roy Reed — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:21:10 +0000

Not the east end, but there’s a lovely mulberry tree in the walled garden in Brockwell Park.

By: Chris Hall

Chris Hall — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:22:20 +0000

Many, many years ago, whilst at school, Tower Hamlets School as it was the, Mulberry as it is now had a Mulberry Tree. I believe that when they decided to change the name. It’s present name was chosen.

By: Zena Sullivan

Zena Sullivan — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 10:15:50 +0000

Glorious! Thanks for these fab old trees. We had one in our garden when living in Highbury New Park, N.5. At 3am one morning it crashed to the ground. Tree surgeons were called, but on arrival wanted to remove it! I told them that would be over my dead body, so they negotiated & it still produces fruit & lies at a lazy angle. Valentine’s Park apparently has lots that form ‘fairy rings’.

By: Barry Jackson

Barry Jackson — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 09:23:01 +0000

Dear Gentle Author, thanks for another fascinating post. Although it’s not in the east end, and is even south of the river (!) there is an ancient mulberry on the site of Sayes Court, the home of 17th century diarist John Evelyn. Some people, me included, like to think, in spite of the lack of evidence, that it’s a relic from Evelyn’s fabulous garden at Sayes Court.
A couple of years ago I made a drawing of it, which eventually led to an etching. You can see it at http://www.idrisjackson.co.uk/londontown/265956_evelyns-mulberry-tree.html