Assertion: almond tree's leaf | /r/ObjectUse | used in silk manufacturing
Facets:
value: with hopes
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Red Mulberry, Morus rubrum trees are native trees to the US, and the mulberry tree has been a part of the early American culture since colonial times, when the leaves of the white mulberry, Morus alba, were used in silk manufacturing with hopes of establishing the silk trade in the US as a permanent commercial enterprise, but that did not materialize, however, the mulberry trees were often planted near hog lots where pigs were fattened by the mulberry fruit.