Kozo Harvest 2018

Fall is here and our annual Kozo Harvest is right around the corner!

As the leaves on our paper mulberry (kozo) trees begin to change color, we know that it’s nearly time to harvest this fiber for Eastern papermaking.

Eat a bowl of chili and join us for a community-wide event that serves as a hands-on introduction to the foundation of papermaking and the Morgan itself.

Saturday & Sunday, November 10-11 from 10 am – 4 pm

While you’re here you can also visit our gallery and view our dual exhibition. Wonder features alternative processes and photo-based prints. The other side of our gallery will feature work by Shooting Without Bullets, an arts program that uses photography as an artistic voice to process the complex social issues affecting the lives & communities of Cleveland youth.

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About our Kozo Garden:

The art of papermaking has a long and interesting history that can be traced to ancient China and the bark of the kozo tree over 2,000 years ago. The kozo, also called the paper mulberry tree, is the same type of tree grown, harvested and transformed into paper each year at the Morgan.

The Morgan’s Sam Caraboolad Garden is a green oasis tucked into the industrial brick scenery of the Midtown neighborhood. It is the largest kozo grove in the United States. This spring, we expanded our garden into a second lot, doubling its size in celebration of our 10-year anniversary.

The Morgan’s Sam Caraboolad Garden is the largest kozo (paper mulberry tree) grove in the United States. By growing the raw material onsite, we not only avoid the sizeable expense of importing the fibers from Asia, but also create a self-sustaining cycle of papermaking.

This event is family friendly, free + open to all!

Read more about our garden here.