Every Spring, the Mulberry tree in our backyard sprouts...well....Mulberries. They ripen into these big fat juicy things that are very tasty. Daughter Holly used to pick and eat them off the tree when she was little. The grand kids have recently discovered them, too. We've had a bumper crop the past two years. The only draw back is when they start to drop off the tree and make a big mushy purple mess in the yard and on the deck. And speaking of purple mess, the birds love them. The squirrels feast on them, too. The berries are usually done by the end of June. And it's really the only decent shade tree we have in the back yard, which makes it worth the mess. I guess.
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We had a mulberry tree in our yard in Lawrenceburg. I loved eating those things!
I would never eat those berries knowing some bird or squirrel pooped on or near them... UGH! I love the tree though... we used to climb it back in the day... member when Ken & Gina came down with the kids... ya'll played Trivia Pursuit and us kids played some monster game... good times!!! :o)
(teehee-member when that tree obsorbed that guy)...:-D
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