In recent years, white mulberry trees have begun to crowd out the native ... More mature trees have a slightly orange hue to the pale tan bark. The seedlings should be pulled up rather than ...

First, Taatoa cuts down a paper mulberry tree from a small patch next to the family's fale. He separates the bark from the trunk and peels the white inner-bark away from the brown outer-bark.

Prized for its wood, bark, and fruit, the black cherry tree produces fruit commonly turned into jelly and wine (not to be eaten raw). As an alternative to the white mulberry, the black cherry also ...

Tapa cloth or ngatu as it is called in Tonga is cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree The inner bark is beaten into fine sheets and painted using traditional designs After centuries of use ...