Wednesday, July 7, 2021

THE OLD MULBERRY TREE


 This very old mulberry tree spreads its shade over the park next to where I live. I would love to hear the stories it has to tell. It is supported by two pillars that you can see on the right and just behind it.

From what I found on the Internet, the tree is around 200 years old.


4 comments:

William Kendall said...

It certainly endures.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

As soon as I saw it I thought at least a couple of hundred years, it is magnificent Pat, I wonder if it still produces fruit 🍇

JudithK said...

Amazing. Around here, in Texas, they are short-lived trees. I did see butterflies get drunk on the fallen fermented fruit once. At least, I think that's what was going on...they did fly off, a little erraticallly....Cannot imagine a mulberry with this girth.

Thérèse said...

Un beau tour de taille!

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