Black mulberry

Morus nigra

Tree10×15 mzone 5–9light shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Moraceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 10 m
Spread: 15 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 200 years
First yield: after 5 years
Hardiness: zone 5–9
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: dry – moist
pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Synonyms: Common Mulberry, Mulberry

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible8 of 10

Medicinal1 of 10

Other uses1 of 10

Growing

Warmer, sonniger und geschützter Standort auf tiefgründigem, gut durchlässigem Boden. Selbstfruchtbar; reife Früchte färben stark, daher nicht über Wegen pflanzen.

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