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Black mulberry

Updated: Sep 29, 2020

Pohn Mhon | ผลของต้นหม่อน | Morus nigra

Family: Moraceae - Genus: Morus

Mulberry can be found at the entrance of Mount Never-rest, around the kitchen area of Eco-Logic Thailand and in the food forest on Mount Never-rest.

 

Morus nigra, called black mulberry is a species of a flowering plant, native to southwestern Asia. The black mulberry is a shrub or small tree cultivated for its fruit, which starts out as green then turns to red as it matures and dark purple, almost black, when ripe.

It takes from 14 to 18 months before the first ripe and juicy pineapples can be harvested, and another 13 months for the second harvest.


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
Tree

THE MULBERRY TREE/PLANT

Mulberries are fast-growing when young, and can grow to 24 meters tall.



 

The leaves of the papaya are large, 50-70 cm in diameter, with seven lobes.
Leaves

MULBERRY LEAVES

The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, and often lobed and serrated on the margin. Lobes are more common on juvenile shoots than on mature trees..

Mulberry leaves are commonly used to make tea in Asian countries, though they can be eaten as well. They’re likewise available as tinctures and herbal supplements.




 


The flowers are five-parted; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. The flowers are sweet-scented, open at night, and wind- or insect-pollinated.
FEMALE FLOWER MULBERRY

MULBERRY FLOWERS

The flowers appear in 1.3 cm clusters, female flowers ripening quickly into edible fruits.






 
The fruit is a large berry that is generally spherical or cylinder in form and about 15–45 centimeter  long and 10–30 centimeter in diameter. The fruit grows on the stem of the tree.
Fruit

MULBERRY FRUIT

Botanically, the fruit is not a berry but a collective fruit.

The mulberry fruit is a multiple, about 2–3 centimeter long fruit. Immature fruits are white, green, or pale yellow. The fruit turns from pink to red while ripening, then dark purple or black, and has a sweet flavor when fully ripe.



 

CULINARY USES OF BLACK MULBERRIES

Black mulberries are best eaten right away, fresh, when ripe.

Like all other sweet and tart fruits they can make a wonderful jam, chutney or can be used in cakes and pastry.




NUTRITION

Mulberries are rich in potassium, manganese and magnesium, as well as Vitamin B-6, niacin, riboflavin and folic acid.

 

TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USE OF PINEAPPLE


NOTE: please take advice from a doctor if you are planning to use herbal medicine.


Refreshingly sweet when fully ripe and cited for its laxative and antioxidant properties, the fruit is prescribed in traditional medicine as a blood tonic and as a remedy for kidney disorders, fatigue, anaemia and premature greying of hair.



 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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