Silkworms eat the leaves from the Morus multicaulis, or mulberry tree, and in the early 19th century in Massachusetts a number of farmers planted acres of mulberry trees in an effort to build a silk industry. However, New England winters proved to be too harsh, killing most of the trees and dashing any hopes for silk produced in the state.
Cheney and Brothers, Ward; Charles Alexander. Specimen of a Leaf of the Morus Multicaulis Tree for The Silk Grower. ca. 1870. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-059/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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