Did you know the British are mad about mulberries? A 415 yr-old black mulberry tree stands at Charlton House & Gardens, the oldest specimen in London and highly beloved.  Its story involves King James I and a courtier named Sir Adam Newton, the tutor to the King's eldest son Henry. It also involves a government decree gone awry.

Guests
Peter Coles
Author, Mulberry
Morus Londinium

Dr. Stella Butler
Trustee, Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust
Chair, Charlton & Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society

Jason Sylvan
Head Gardener, Charlton House & Gardens

Kathy Aitken
Volunteer, Charlton & Blackheath Amateur Horticultural Society

Music performed by the Renaissonics
"Coockow As I Me Walked," John Baldwin
"The Satyrs' Masque," Robert Johnson (from Oberon)
"Full Fathom Five," Robert Johnson
"Strike It Up Tabor," Thomas Weelkes 

Theme Music
"This Old Tree," Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com

Artwork
Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home

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