"These trees are either insect-pollinated or produce heavy pollen, making them safer for public health," said CDA botanist ...

Reader comment about the paper mulberry tree: Mr. Kissinger, As a Desert Botanical Gardens member (and a graduate of your Desert Landscaping School) I faithfully read your column every week.

The meeting was briefed that after removing paper mulberry trees from F-9 Park, approximately 30,000 environment-friendly plants would be planted during the spring season.

It wasn't until 200 B.C. that the first evidence of true paper appeared, being made from the pulp of various plants including bamboo, hemp, and the bark of mulberry trees.

Mulberries are deciduous, fast-growing, medium-size trees, most growing 30 to 60 feet tall. They have large heart-shaped leaves with finely serrated margins.

Mulberries belong to the family Moraceae, which also contains other well-known trees like the fig, breadfruit, banyan, jackfruit, Osage orange and the invasive paper mulberry.

In fact, we have two other trees that we didn’t plant. As much as we love our mulberry tree it is quite messy when it drops the berries. Is there any way to stop it from fruiting?

Artisans turn the weblike fibers of paper mulberry trees into paper that can last more than a thousand years. The most expensive hanji costs over $20 per sheet. But despite hanji's quality, demand ...

Q. We have a beautiful mulberry tree that was “gifted” to us by nature. In fact, we have two other trees that we didn’t plant. As much as we love our mulberry tree it is quite messy when it ...