When I was a little kid of about two or three I had a mulberry tree in backyard. Picking the berries from that tree is one of my fondest memories. Now I think a house isn't complete until it has a mulberry tree in the yard. My current house doesn't have any yet, but I now have a source for one.
These mulberry trees are the kind of thing I was talking about when I said I'd look for interesting things on the nature trails. I know mulberries are maybe not as important for many of you, but they are extremely important to me. They bring back my early childhood for me.
Mulberries may not be the best berries in the world, but they are really tasty. I've often wondered why they don't sell them in the stores like other berries. I'm sure there's a reason. If you've never eaten one then you should look for them. My picture shows them in various stages of ripeness. The darker the better.
I better cut it off right here for now or I'll ramble on about mulberries forever. I'll talk to you later.
You know, I've never seen a Mulberry until now (isn't that weird?) though I've definitely heard of them. I had no idea how strongly they resembled Blackberries; my own childhood favorite. Actually, now that I think about it, they're still my favorite ;o)
ReplyDeleteWe climbed the trees and ate to our hearts content. A good place top watch for birds, many will come and eat.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbors had a mulberry tree and we never ate the berries, but we cursed them after the birds got ahold of them. We had mulberry stains on our sidewalks and cars!
ReplyDeleteThis brought back memories. Mulberry trees were the first choice for the track homes I called my neighborhood for many years as a kid. Fast growing, lots of shade. My hometown of El Paso, smack dab in the middle of the dessert, had to cut off the tap for irrigating lawns. With the dying of the lawns, pretty much every tree in the entire city. Makes me very sad when I go 'back home.' But I remember climbing the Mulberry in our front yard, munching and the berries. Umm.
ReplyDeleteI don't think mulberries grow out here in Southern California - my human has never had them. :-(
ReplyDeleteI remember the "Here we go 'round the mulberry bush" song from when I was a kid. How fun that you actually had one to go around! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never had a mulberry but I thought of the same song Sherry did when I started reading this
ReplyDeleteheard of them but don't think i've seen or tasted them. :)
ReplyDeletelike you, I get very excited too when I see anything that is from my childhood, though I do not see them a lot here since I came from another country. I do understand your joy of seeing a mulberry, so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteI love this story ... I know what you mean about getting excited about childhood reminders. But I don't know about mulberries. I'm thinking maybe they don't grow in the Pacific Northwest (where I grew up)... I am going to look into that, because now I'm eager to taste them.
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