the groton mulberry tree suffolk
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| navigate by keyword : united kingdom england sudbury church street groton winthrop black mulberry one oldest britain thought planted 1550 adam grandfather john leader puritans establish colony america governor massachussetts 1630s family maintain contacts village historic tree field croft recumbent layering protected wooden fence local people old collapsed completely ancient nearby suffolk |
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| The Groton Winthrop black mulberry is one of the oldest in Britain, thought to have been planted in about 1550 by Adam Winthrop, grandfather of John Winthrop who was the leader of Puritans who were the first to establish a colony in America. He went on to become the first governor of Massachussetts in the 1630s. The Winthrop family maintain contacts with the village and its historic tree. The tree is in a field known as The croft. It is recumbent and layering. It is protected by a wooden fence. Local people have old photos of the tree before it collapsed completely. There is another ancient black mulberry in a nearby village. |
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