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Morus alba

Species

Also called white mulberry, Russian mulberry, silkworm mulberry

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Morus alba
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Fact sheet

every fact quoted from its source
Typetree

“is a native deciduous tree” — Red Mulberry: Native Tree with Edible Uses

Lightfull sunlight, though a bit of shade works too

“Morus alba var. pendula grows best when it receives full sunlight, though a bit of shade works too” — Ultimate White Mulberry (Morus alba) Care Guide

Watermoist, fertile

“moist, fertile woodlands along river floodplains, forest edges, and disturbed habitats” — Red Mulberry: Native Tree with Edible Uses

Height603.5–813.5 in

“c. 20 m” — Morus - Trees and Shrubs Online

Edible partsfruit

“The fruit — technically a syncarp or aggregate fruit composed of many small drupelets — ripens in June and July” — Red Mulberry: Native Tree with Edible Uses

Keep away fromwhite mulberry

“the White Mulberry, which makes pure-species Red Mulberry trees progressively rarer” — Red Mulberry: Native Tree with Edible Uses

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