The Evelyn Mulberry
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- Species
- Black Mulberry (Morus nigra)
- Age estimate
- 300+ years
- Location
- Sayes Court Park, Sayes Court Street, Deptford, London SE8 5AB (Deptford, East London)
- Access
- Free, public park
- Getting there
- Deptford or Deptford Bridge station, 5 min walk
Sayes Court Garden was the celebrated 17th century garden of writer and diarist John Evelyn, one of the most famous gardens in England. The garden was destroyed when Tsar Peter the Great of Russia rented the house in 1698 and reportedly used a wheelbarrow to race through the hedges for amusement. This mulberry may have survived even that. A stone at its base commemorates the story. Most of the garden is gone, but this tree, fenced and propped, still stands in what is now an unremarkable public park.
Opens directions in your maps app. Deptford or Deptford Bridge station, 5 min walk
Trees nearby
- Queen Elizabeth's Oak, 800+ years (Greenwich)
- The Mulberry of Charlton House, 400 years (Charlton, South East London)
- The Cheapside Plane, 250+ years (City of London)
Curious what else is standing in London? See all 10 remarkable ancient trees in London or find out what the oldest tree in London is.
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