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Maclura tinctoria
Also called Dyer's mulberry, Dyer's mulberry tree, Venetian sumac, Old fustic, Cubanwood, Fustic Mulberry, Fustic Tree
Maclura tinctoria is a medium to large tree of the Neotropics, native from Mexico to Argentina, grown for its yellow dye wood. It is dioecious, so both male and female plants are needed to set seed.
Maclura tinctoria, known as old fustic and dyer's mulberry, is a medium to large tree of the Neotropics, from Mexico to Argentina. It produces a yellow dye called fustic primarily known for coloring khaki fabric for U.S. military apparel during World War I. This dye contains the flavonoid morin. It is dioecious, so both male and female plants are needed to set seed.
The leaves can be used to feed silk worms.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maclura tinctoria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
