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| enclosed backyard in Karst called "borjač" with Mulberry trees |
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| woven branches of Mulberry tree (not pruned yet) |
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| wild growing white Mulberry tree |
about wine and food from western part of Slovenia; Vipava valley, Karst, Brda... and beyond
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
CULTIVATED MULBERRY
For the same reason as elsewhere in Europe, Mulberrys were domesticated centuries ago in western Slovenia. Silkworms and wood. Actually first they brought black Mulberry for wood and later white Mulberry for their foliage which is more apropriate for silkworm growth. Mulberry trees make thick shadow, they are planted for decoration and many of them cultivated are pruned to an umbrela- like shape. With their typical shape Mulberry trees are part of cultural landscape in western Slovenia, although once they were spread all over Slovenia.
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