Black silk ( Latin Mórus nígra ) - deciduous tree ; a species of the Mulberry family Mulberry .
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Other Russian folk names here, mulberry, tyutin, Tsaregrad mulberry [1] .
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Botanical description
Black mulberry is a deciduous tree 10–13 m high.
The leaves are 10–20 cm long and 6–10 cm wide, covered with a fluff underneath.
The seedlings of the seeds with overgrown perianth dark purple, 2-3 cm long. Edible, sweet in taste.
Spread
Black mulberry comes from South-West Asia , where it has been cultivated since ancient times for its edible fruits and has spread widely to the west and east. It is most widely distributed in Iran , Afghanistan , Tajikistan , Uzbekistan and Northern India , where it is often used to make jams and sorbet .
Cultivated as a fruit tree in Ukraine.
Economic value and application
Mulberry wood is highly valued because of its qualities - it is dense, resilient, heavy. In Central Asia, it is used to make musical instruments. It is used as a construction and ornamental material in the joinery and cooper industries.
The leaves are fed silkworms .
Since 2011, harvesting mulberry wood in Russia is prohibited [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Annenkov N. I. Botanical Dictionary. - SPb .: Imp. Academy of Sciences, 1878. - p. 219.
- ↑ Order of the Rosleskhoz dated 05.12.2011 No. 513 “On approval of the List of species (species) of trees and shrubs, the harvesting of which is not allowed”.
Literature
Links
- Black Mulberry (English) : information on the site GRIN .
- Flora of China: Morus nigra
- Black Mulberry in Encyclopedia of Ornamental Garden Plants