Comments on: The Oldest Mulberry In Britain https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 11 May 2021 11:25:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: chris allan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-1377724 Tue, 11 May 2021 11:25:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-1377724 The Diary of Augustus Hare (1834 – 1903)

Cokenach, Oct. 8th 1852; “I was so glad to come here for two days. The dear old Stoke carriage with Lou Clinton in it met me at Royston. She took me first to see the antiquities – Lady Rohesia’s chapel and Roysie’s Cave, which gave the place its name, and a house where James I stayed when he came hunting, in which his bedroom is preserved with its old furniture. In the garden is the first mulberry-tree ever planted in England. We reached Cokenach by the field roads. I was taken up at once to Lady Louisa, who sat, as years ago, in her large chair by the blazing firelogs, with all her baskets of papers round her, and her table covered with things.”

]]> By: Anthony Woods https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-1353487 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:10:18 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-1353487 Sadly this was far from the oldest mulberry in the uk – one near myself in Cornwall was recorded in the doomsday book and was until recently still at its location but the wanton destruction of it by the previous owner of the manor where it was destroyed it in a fit of pique. So seeing these ancient trees which are often slow growing is a pleasure and privilege – hopefully this one will outlive all of us !

]]> By: Richard J Humphries MBE https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-1322712 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:00:55 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-1322712 In 1976 Mr Geoffery LeMare, Upper Bailiff of the Worshipful Company of Weavers celebrated the opening of Humphries Weaving Co. at DeVere Mill in Castle Hedingham Essex by planting a White Mulberry Tree (Morus Alba) the planting of a further 60 trees gave the visiting public a chance to see silk worms (bombyx Mori) involved in the secrets of sericulture which grew to harvest 8000 cocoons in just a few years. Alas the time involved picking a kilo of mulberry leaves for each worm during their short 40 day life proved just why we are unable to commercially have a UK made silk thread. We must praise the 60 million families in China today who work in the silk industry.

]]> By: Geof.C.Carne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-1095256 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:48:10 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-1095256 An absolutely fascinating article about these venerable old arboreal masterpieces, which happen to produce my favourite berry. As a boy in Perth, W. A. I kept some silkworms and used to weave from the cocoons. We fondly believed we were helping the war effort by making silk for parachutes! (This was in about 1942).

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949646 Tue, 05 May 2015 17:32:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949646 Lovely post – remember Tottenham cakes were coloured with mulberry.
http://www.haringey.gov.uk/community-and-leisure/culture-and-entertainment/visiting-haringey/bruce-castle-museum/tottenham-cake for a few traditional recipes.

]]> By: Liz https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949574 Tue, 05 May 2015 09:18:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949574 A lovely post! Must keep all those suggestions as to what we can do with our mulberry. At the moment the prolific fruit crop is used for puddings during the short season and for jams and jellies. And once for wine – which was delicious and so heavy it tasted closer to port. Gentle Author, come back and see the Haggerston mulberry in fruit and you will go away with a gift from it!

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949563 Tue, 05 May 2015 08:01:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949563 May I introduce? MY TREE, an Oak Tree of more than 500 years, located at the Sensenstein near Kassel, a natural monument, has lost some of his larger branches during the last thunderstorms. But that doesn’t bother him. He has survived 500 years of human history!

http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/pcat/850904/display/35991654

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Valerie-Jael https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949559 Tue, 05 May 2015 07:25:08 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949559 Wonderful tree! The old mulberry here in our little town looks similar. Valerie

]]> By: Victor Keegan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949557 Tue, 05 May 2015 07:19:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949557 If you want to have a coffee under a mulbery tree go the the cafe by the information kiosk at the Hyde Park Corner end of Hyde Park

]]> By: Victoria https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/05/the-oldest-mulberry-in-britain/#comment-949541 Tue, 05 May 2015 05:21:28 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133476#comment-949541 I have so enjoyed your Mulberry tree tour around London and how wonderful that this one has survived for so many centuries, and I hope many more to come.

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