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Hicks Everbearing

Variety of Red mulberry Β· Morus rubra
Legendary everbearing variety that drops abundant fruit over up to four months.
Also known as: Hicks
Edible value8Medicinal value4Other uses3
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildjuicysweet

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Parentage
Morus alba x rubra
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

Sweet, mild black fruit ripening in quantity over a long season.

Yield

Famous for continuous fruit drop over up to four months; historically used to feed poultry and hogs.

Notes

Old Southern heirloom, rediscovered in North Carolina by A. J. Bullard; leaf form indicates an alba x rubra hybrid.

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