Comments on: The Stoke Newington Mulberry https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dilly https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/#comment-1585083 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:03:49 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133645#comment-1585083 Sadly, I will soon be leaving the Rectory after 12 wonderful years as Rector here. I will carry with me so many wonderful memories of this remarkable tree: sharing tea with friends under its shade in the heat of the summer, sleeping in the hammock amidst its branches and listening to birdsong, watching my 3 legged cat do his best to stalk wildlife amidst its foliage, laughing at my kids attempting to pick the fruit, fully attired in bin bags to avoid the juice stain….. and immense gratitude to the tree for offering its bounty to us year after year. We will miss you!

]]> By: Rosie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/#comment-953513 Tue, 12 May 2015 12:12:42 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133645#comment-953513 My husband was the curate of St Mary’s from 1977-1980, and we lived in the Rectory Flat on the top floor of the house. Our baby daughter played under the shade of the tree, and we made mulberry jelly, following the recipe of the Rector’s wife, which I still use.

]]> By: HHGeek https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/#comment-952945 Mon, 11 May 2015 19:33:22 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133645#comment-952945 I’m really enjoying the mulberry collection. Wonderful trees, sadly ignored these days as a good planting option for people’s gardens, presumably due to the “mess”. There’s little more sensational than a perfectly ripe mulberry that holds together *just* long enough to make it from the tree to my mouth. 🙂

]]> By: Imogen Forster https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/#comment-952715 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:45:48 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133645#comment-952715 Several in Greenwich Park, often yield good fruit. And an old one at Charlton House, I believe.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/05/11/the-stoke-newington-mulberry/#comment-952560 Mon, 11 May 2015 08:16:59 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=133645#comment-952560 Old trees are wonderful creatures! — By the way: MY TREE, a more than 500 years old Oak Tree at the Sensenstein near Kassel, a natural monument:
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/pcat/850904/display/35991654

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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