mulberry
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It involves feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms, harvesting their cocoons and extracting the silk fibres.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
That problem is largely attributed to paper mulberry trees, which were planted extensively during the city's early development.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
Hiemer smuggled part of his mother’s earthy remains to his garden, he said, and planted a mulberry tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
But one thing managed to survive Operation Big Bang: a prominent, gnarled mulberry tree that survived the 1947 blast and is now known today as the “Miracle of Helgoland.”
From National Geographic ● Jan. 17, 2024
They also brought the seeds of the mulberry tree.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
“And I’m getting smiles in response” — his eucalyptus, mulberries and bird of paradise appreciating him in the afterlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
He said mulberries also grow very quickly so a gardener could potentially have mulberries the first spring after planting a tree.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Garlic mustard and chickweed at the start of spring, elderflower and nettle in the season; serviceberries, mulberries and mugwort in summer; and pawpaws, persimmons and crab apples in fall.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
Hand's plan is to use the mulberries to make a beer that's slightly tart with a hint of sweetness, though the end result isn't certain.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021
The five jaybirds whirled over the house, screaming, and into the mulberries again.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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