- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Mulberry Tree
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph by Wikimedia
- Date of Original:
- 2013
- Subject:
- Trees--Georgia
Mulberry--Georgia
Berries--Georgia
Fruit--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The white mulberry tree (Morus alba) was introduced to Georgia in 1734, when James Oglethorpe established the Trustee Garden in Savannah. Mulberry leaves are used to feed silkworms, which the colonists raised to make silk for shipment to England.
Photograph of a mulberry growing on a tree amid green leaves. The white mulberry tree (Morus alba) was introduced to Georgia in 1734, when James Oglethorpe established the Trustee Garden in Savannah.
Mulberry leaves are used to feed silkworms, which the colonists raised to make silk for shipment to England. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/textile-industry/mulberry-tree-next-to-chair_001/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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