Paper mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, in flower 6th June 2019
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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
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Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
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Wow. What a beautiful tree. I had never seen a Mulbery tree until today.
Yes it is lovely, but not really the normal type of mulberry (typically Morus nigra, which is loaded with delicious blackberry-like fruits). This one has tiny orange finger-like fruits that emerge from that papery sphere in autumn. Apparently you can try to eat them, even if they are tiny!
Another new one for me. Are the fruits edible, they don’t look like it.
The fruits form later. They stick out from those papery, London Plane-like spheres. They are tiny and bright orange/red.
I know the feeling 🙂
Ah, does that mean you have to tame your hair daily? Meanwhile I’d love to have some curls!
I have waves. My sweetheart tells me that the difference between what I think of as a bad hair day and a good hair day is not as large as I believe. He means that to be comforting, but…
The color certainly is luscious. Is that the fruit, hidden behind all that tangled purple?
No, the strange finger-like fruit emerges towards autumn, e.g. https://frogenddweller.wordpress.com/2017/10/25/wordless-wednesday-vignettes-from-cambridge-botanics-25102017/