white mulberry

Also known as: Russian mulberry; sycamine tree; white-fruited mulberry

A small to mid-sized deciduous tree, with a spreading habit and ovate to heart-shaped, glossy, toothed green leaves, turning pale yellow in autumn. Pale green catkins are produced in late spring and early summer, followed by edible, raspberry-like fruits that begin white and develop to reddish-pink or near-black. Silkworms are traditionally fed on the leaves of this tree

Scientific classification

Species: white mulberry (Morus alba)
Genus: Morus
Family: Moraceae

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Toxicity: Trees · Fruit Edible
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: wider than 8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of white mulberry

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China

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Culture

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Quick identification of white mulberry

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white mulberry care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.