00:00 - 23:59
Naturdenkmal Maulbeerbaumallee
Am Rüdesheimer Hafen, 65366 Geisenheim
On the harbor dam at Rüdesheim Winterhafen, there are two historic mulberry tree avenues that have been protected as natural monuments since 1934. The approximately 150-year-old stands serve as a reminder of the trees' former use for silkworm farming, food, and dyeing.
Mulberry trees were often planted as avenues at harbor facilities in the past. This is also the case in Rüdesheim, where two avenues of the tree species originally native to warmer regions of Asia have stood on the artificially constructed harbor dam for 150 years. They were designated as a natural monument as early as 1934. Since 1987, members of the Rüdesheim Yacht Club have been taking care of the preservation of the avenue and replanting trees. The leaves of the trees served for centuries in the breeding of silkworms. Their fruits, which resemble elongated blackberries, taste great as jam and juice; in the past, they were also used for dyeing red wine.
