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Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, [2] is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is native to China and India and is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.
Mulberry is a town in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census. The town was named for a mulberry tree which grew at the point where it was founded.
The silkworms are fed with mulberry leaves, and after the fourth moult, they climb a twig placed near them and spin their silken cocoons. The silk is a continuous filament comprising fibroin protein , secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each worm, and a gum called sericin , which cements the filaments.
Elkinsville is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3] It was once a thriving farming village, but was evacuated during the construction of nearby Lake Monroe Reservoir by eminent domain in 1964. All that remains of Elkinsville today are some private residences and the Elkinsville Cemetery.
Jefferson Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,318 (up from 1,252 at 2010 [ 3 ] ) and it contained 526 housing units. [ 4 ]
Country Squire Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 3,571. [ 3 ]
Colburn is an unincorporated community in Union Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [ 1 ] The community is part of the South Bend – Mishawaka , IN- MI , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Spades was laid out in 1855. [2] The community's name honors Jacob Spade, a first settler. [3] An early variant name of the community was Spades Depot. [1]A post office was established as Spade's Depot in 1855, the name was shortened to Spades in 1883, and the post office closed in 1950.