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Wellington

Variety of Black mulberry · Morus nigra
Robust, productive black mulberry with a long picking season and vigorous growth.
Edible value8Medicinal value1Other uses1
🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sourjuicysweetaromatic

Profile

Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
3 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium-large blackish-purple fruit with full, sweet-tart mulberry flavour.

Growth

More vigorous and hardy than many other M. nigra clones; suits standard trees.

Yield

Heavy crops over a long, staggered harvest in high summer.

Notes

Popular, widely grown English selection for home gardens.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Black mulberry unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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