Paper Mulberry seed
LATIN NAME: Broussonetia papyrifera
COMMON NAME: Paper Mulberry
Paper mulberry is the fast, generous, shade-giving tree of the warm gardens, and its large, soft, lobed leaves and its long record of use for the making of the paper have made it a familiar of the warm world for a very long time. The open, spreading tree carries the large, heart-shaped, lobed, softly downy leaves, and the fine, catkin-like flower heads open in the late spring. The inner bark has a very long record of use for the making of the fine, strong paper and the cloth in the east, which is where the tree gets its name. It is a fine, fast, easy tree of the sunny garden.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Paper mulberry has a strong and well-documented place in the plant science, and the fibrous inner bark has been studied for a very long time for its use in the making of the paper and the cloth. The long, strong fibres of the bark, which have a very long record of use in the east, have been studied closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the traditional fibre plants and the paper-making trees. The large, lobed, downy leaves and the fast, spreading habit have also made it a fine garden tree, and it is a regular subject of the studies of the fibre crops and the fast-growing trees of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Paper mulberry is grown for the fine, strong bark and the fast, generous shade. The inner bark has a very long record of use for the making of the fine paper, the cloth and the craft work in the east, and the tree is one of the great traditional fibre plants of the warm world. In the garden the large, lobed, downy leaves make a fine, fast shade tree, and the tree is a dependable, easy grower. It has been written up in the botanical and the craft papers for its long record of use, and it is a fine, fast, easy tree of the sunny garden.
The paper mulberry has been one of the great fibre plants of the warm world, and the long, strong fibres of the inner bark have been beaten into the fine paper and the cloth of the east for thousands of years. The large, lobed, downy leaves make a fine, fast shade, and the tree is a dependable, easy grower of the warm garden. The soft, fibrous bark is the great treasure of the plant.
The paper mulberry is a fine, fast tree for the warm garden, and the large, lobed, downy leaves give a generous, handsome shade through the season. The tree is a dependable, easy grower of the sunny ground.
To grow the paper mulberry from seed, sow the small seeds thinly in moist trays of free-draining soil and cover them lightly, keep them in a bright, warm, open spot and water gently. The seedlings are up before long and grow on fast. With the sun and the well-drained soil, the large, lobed, downy leaves will be there in a few seasons, making a fine, fast shade.
Broussonetia papyrifera
Leaf: Alternate, sometimes opposite, simple, oval to heart shaped, 3 to 8 inches long, serrated margin, on fast growing shoots the leaves may develop deep, irregular sinuses, upper surface quite rough, velvety beneath, milky sap exudes from petioles. Flower: Dioecious, males elongated, 1 to 2 1/2 inches long and occur in groups, females are round 1/2 inches in diameter, initially both are pale and dull green, appearing in April to May. Fruit: Round, 3/4 inch in diameter, an aggregate of red drupes. Twig: Moderately stout, light reddish brown and quite fuzzy, buds are conical, leaf scars round, prominent stipule scars. Bark: Greenish gray when young, developing shallow furrows with age and turning grayish brown. Old trees become gnarly. Form: Small tree reaching 40 feet, round crown, sprouts readily from roots so it often forms thickets
