What it is
Mulberry (Morus species) is in the Moraceae (Mulberry) family. Fast, tough, and absurdly productive. Choose a fruiting type and expect purple-stained everything in season.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it low once established, and give it tolerant soil. Target a soil pH around 5.5–7.0. Space plants about 25 ft apart. Expect roughly 2–3 yr to bear. Hardy fast tree.
How it's used
Mulberry is used: fresh, jam, dried.
🔎 How to identify it
- Variable lobed/heart leaves
- Catkins in spring
- Blackberry-like aggregate fruit
Edibility
PartsRipe fruit
UsesFresh, jam, dried
CautionFruit stains; unripe fruit can upset stomachs.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.