Found mostly in the eastern part of the United States, Mulberry can grow up to 50 feet tall with a trunk diameter that reaches one and a half feet. And while native to the eastern US, you can find the tree in different parts of the world.
While Mulberry has been used for its wood, it is better known for bearing edible fruit. The leaves of the tree are the primary food for the silkworm, which uses it to produce silk.
The tree tends to be mistaken at times for the Osage Orange or the Black Locust. You can distinguish between the trees using a blacklight as the Black Locust is highly fluorescent while the Mulberry is not.
|Morus spp. (Morus alba, M. nigra, M. rubra, etc.)
|30-50 ft (10-15 m) tall
1-1.5 ft (.3-.5 m) trunk diameter
|1,680 lbf (7,470 N)
|Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):
|Furniture and Fence posts
You’ll find the heartwood of Mulberry wood to be a golden brown, which can darken to a reddish-brown over time.
This is due to exposure to UV or ultraviolet rays. The sapwood is white but has a rather pale-yellow tint.
Texture & Grain
This wood has a good natural luster due in large part to the straight grains and uniform texture.
The result is that the wood is very rot-resistant, which includes both weathering and insects.
The grains and texture are strong enough for the wood to hold up against such attacks for some time. However, it is recommended that you treat the wood.
It has no odor that can be discerned. And while it does have the standard allergy risk for dust, there have been few, if any, cases of an allergic reaction to the wood itself.
This means that you can use minimal safety precautions when working with the wood, although eye and respiratory protection are always recommended.
Mulberry Wood Workability
Although durable, the relatively soft nature of the wood makes it quite suited for a wide variety of projects. It works quite well with both machine and hand tools.
Plus, it has a positive reputation for turning. And it will glue well thanks to the pores of the wood being rather large. The wood also finishes well, making it a popular choice.
Because of its availability, you will sometimes find the wood used in specialty shops that make furniture.
It is a popular choice for projects that are outdoors, given its durability and resistance to the elements.
What is Mulberry Wood Used for?
You’ll find Mulberry used for furniture, fence posts, and turned objects. Because of its limited availability, the furniture is mostly from small shops or those who hand-make such furniture.
Although widely available, Mulberry is not normally harvested commercially for its lumber.
This is because of the small size of the tree and how it is scattered across the country, making commercial lumbering operations difficult.
You may find smaller pieces at your local hardware store, but larger boards may be quite expensive due to their lack of availability.
However, Mulberry is not considered endangered as it is widespread. Yet there are no plans in the foreseeable future to grow and harvest the wood for commercial use, given the number of other available trees.
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Mti wa Mulberry, ambao unapatikana katika sehemu ya mashariki ya Marekani, unaweza kukua hadi urefu wa mita 15 na kipenyo cha shina kinaweza kufikia mita moja na nusu. Ingawa ni asili ya mashariki mwa Marekani, unaweza kupata mti huo katika sehemu mbalimbali za dunia. Ingawa mulberry imetumiwa kwa ajili ya mbao zake, inajulikana zaidi kwa sababu ya kuzaa matunda yanayoweza kuliwa. Majani ya mti huo ndiyo chakula kikuu cha minyoo wa hariri, ambao huitumia kutengeneza hariri. Nyakati nyingine mti huo huonwa kimakosa kuwa Osage Orange au Black Locust. Unaweza kutofautisha kati ya miti kwa kutumia taa nyeusi kama Black Locust ni fluorescent sana wakati Mulberry si. |Morus spp. (Morus alba, M. nigra, M. rubra, nk.) Mti wa Mulberry ni rangi ya kahawia ya dhahabu, ambayo inaweza kuwa nyeusi hadi kahawia nyekundu kwa muda. Hii ni kwa sababu ya kuambukizwa kwa miale ya UV au ultraviolet. Mti huo ni mweupe lakini una rangi ya manjano-nyeupe. Texture & Grain Mbao hii ina luster nzuri ya asili kutokana na sehemu kubwa ya nafaka moja kwa moja na muundo sawa. Matokeo ni kwamba mbao hiyo haiwezi kuoza, na hiyo inatia ndani hali ya hewa na wadudu. Mbegu na muundo wake ni wenye nguvu vya kutosha ili mbao hiyo iweze kuvumilia mashambulizi hayo kwa muda fulani. Hata hivyo, inashauriwa kutibu mbao hizo. Hauna harufu inayoweza kutambuliwa. Ingawa ni hatari ya kawaida ya mzio kwa vumbi, kuna matukio machache ya mzio kwa mbao yenyewe. Hii inamaanisha kwamba unaweza kutumia tahadhari ndogo za usalama wakati wa kufanya kazi na mbao, ingawa ulinzi wa macho na upumuaji unapendekezwa kila wakati. Mulberry Wood Workability Ingawa ni ya kudumu, asili laini ya mbao inafanya kuwa inafaa sana kwa aina mbalimbali za miradi. Inafanya kazi vizuri sana na vifaa vya mashine na vya mkono. Kwa kuongezea, ina sifa nzuri ya kugeuka. Na itaunganisha vizuri kwa sababu pores ya mbao ni kubwa sana. Mbao hiyo pia hutimizwa vizuri, na hivyo ni aina inayopendwa sana. Kwa sababu ya upatikanaji wake, nyakati nyingine utapata mbao hiyo ikitumiwa katika maduka maalumu ya kutengeneza fanicha. Ni chaguo maarufu kwa ajili ya miradi ambayo ni nje, kutokana na uimara wake na upinzani kwa vipengele. Mbao ya Mulberry Hutumika Kwa Ajili Ya Nini? Utapata Mulberry kutumika kwa ajili ya fanicha, nguzo za uzio, na kugeuka vitu. Kwa sababu ya upatikanaji wake mdogo, fanicha ni zaidi kutoka maduka madogo au wale ambao mkono-kufanya fanicha kama hizo. Ingawa mti huo unapatikana kotekote, kwa kawaida hauvunwi kwa ajili ya matumizi ya kibiashara. Hii ni kwa sababu ya ukubwa mdogo wa mti na jinsi ilivyotawanyika kote nchini, na kufanya shughuli za kibiashara za mbao kuwa ngumu. Unaweza kupata vipande vidogo katika duka lako la vifaa vya ndani, lakini bodi kubwa inaweza kuwa ghali sana kutokana na ukosefu wao wa upatikanaji. Hata hivyo, mulberry haionekani kuwa hatarini kwa sababu imeenea sana. Hata hivyo, hakuna mipango ya kukuza na kuvuna mbao hizo kwa ajili ya biashara katika siku zijazo, kwa sababu kuna miti mingine mingi. Halo, mimi ni Mark Garner fundi wa mbao wa kitaalamu, mfanyakazi wa mbao, na mchoraji wa DIY. Ninaishi katika mji mdogo wa Peoria, Arizona kama fundi wa mbao aliyestaafu. Nimeanza blogi hii na nia rahisi ya kukusaidia na uzoefu wangu wa mbao katika sekta hii. Ikiwa unataka kujua zaidi juu ya nini ninachokipenda kufanya na jinsi yote yalianza, unaweza kuangalia zaidi juu yangu hapa.