Keeping up with the Mulberries at Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens has lost a couple of its mulberries but those left are doing fine.
Read the blogSince Roman times mulberries have been planted in London for their delicious fruit and medicinal virtues. Today's trees help to tell this tale, including of London's medieval abbeys, monasteries, and King James I's attempt to start a silk industry to rival Italy and France.
Kew Gardens has lost a couple of its mulberries but those left are doing fine.
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