Comments on: King’s Square: notes on a mulberry tree http://yorkstories.co.uk/kings-square-notes-on-a-mulberry-tree/ A resident's record of York and its changes Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:45:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Lisa @YorkStories http://yorkstories.co.uk/kings-square-notes-on-a-mulberry-tree/#comment-645308 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:46:33 +0000 #comment-645308 The plans were scaled back and as far as I know the plaque is still there, see http://yorkstories.co.uk/benches-in-kings-square/#comment-645306

]]> By: Faith douglas http://yorkstories.co.uk/kings-square-notes-on-a-mulberry-tree/#comment-645296 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 08:18:23 +0000 #comment-645296 My grandma is Joyce Douglas! Is this still happening? What can I do to stop this? I am curator or an arboretum myself!!!

]]> By: Don http://yorkstories.co.uk/kings-square-notes-on-a-mulberry-tree/#comment-164 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:44:07 +0000 #comment-164 Hi Lisa,thanks for your latest update. Just catching up with the site and noted that the Mulberry tree is to go from Kings square. I recall a TV programme years ago that mentioned King James the first was so intrigued by silk that only came from China wanted to created a UK based industry as it was so valuable. The Chinese had kept the secrets for silk making secret for hundreds of years and he had spies report back on how it was made. They reported that it was from insects that lived on Mulberry trees and had hundreds planted to start the industry. However he bought the wrong variety and the silk worms did not like them! This is why apparently we have Mulberry trees in the UK?
http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/TheRoyalHouseholdandtheEnvironment/TheQueensgardens/MulberriesatBuckinghamPalace.aspx

Thanks
Regards Don (I don’t know much about trees either!)

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