Mulberry Summer is a photograph by Sarah Loft which was uploaded on June 24th, 2017.
Mulberry Summer
Per Wikipedia: Morus, a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, comprises 10–16 species of deciduous trees commonly known as... more
by Sarah Loft
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Mulberry Summer
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Sarah Loft
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Per Wikipedia: Morus, a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, comprises 10–16 species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions.
The trees can be monoecious or dioecious. The mulberry fruit is a multiple fruit, approximately 2 to 3 cm (one inch) long. Immature fruits are white, green, or pale yellow. In most species the fruits turn pink and then red while ripening, then dark purple or black, and have a sweet flavor when fully ripe. The fruits of the white-fruited cultivar are white when ripe; the fruit of this cultivar is also sweet, but has a very bland flavor compared with darker varieties.
Black, red, and white mulberry are widespread in southern Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa and Indian subcontinent, where the tree and the fruit have names under regional dialects. Jams and sherbets are often made from the fruit in this region. Black mulberry was imported to Britain in the 17th century in the hope that it would be useful in the cultivation of silkworms. It was much used in folk medicine, especially in the treatment of ringworm. Mulberries are also widespread in Greece, particularly in the Peloponnese, which in the Middle Ages was known as Morea, deriving from the Greek word for the tree.
Mulberry fruit color derives from anthocyanins, which are under basic research for mechanisms of various diseases. Anthocyanins are responsible for the attractive colors of fresh plant foods, including orange, red, purple, black, and blue. These colors are water-soluble and easily extractable, yielding natural food colorants. Due to a growing demand for natural food colorants, their significance in the food industry is increasing.
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Featured in the 500 And Beyond Fine Art Group, July 2017.
Featured in The World We See Group, December 2017.
Featured in the USA Photographers Only group, November 2018.
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Comments (13)
Alana Thrower
Beautiful summer image! Wonderful composition, colors and bokeh! I could eat mulberries all day! They don't grow here. Too short of a season. l/f/g+/t
Skip Willits
Thanks for the memories. When a kid living in NJ in a house called Muberry Cottage we had a huge mulberry tree. Supposedly the largest in the state at the time. My job was to keep the sidewalk into the house clean, what a mess, and boy do I remember that tree....lol. Nice image Sarah.
Sarah Loft replied:
Thank you, Skip! This tree was around the block from my place but we have one right in front that drops berries all over the sidewalk and entry way. Glad it isn't my job to sweep up. :)