| Location | Balliol Oxford Broad Street |
|---|---|
| Variety | Nigra |
| Access | Garden |
| OS grid reference | SP 51316 06511 |
| Site class | Oldest M Nigra In Oxford? |
| Total mulberries | 5 |
| Largest height (m) | 2 |
| Largest girth (cm) | 300 |
400+ year-old Morus nigra in the SE corner of the Garden Quad by the gardeners' sheds. A notice claims it was planted around 1609. as part of James I silk initiative. Mostly collapsed ,and hollow but still producing leaves and fruit (29/11/23). There are two others in this garden and two more in the Fellows' Garden, said to be scions of this tree. One trailing branch appears to be layering. No meaningful girth or h
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