Townsend

Variety of Red mulberry · Morus rubra

Native red mulberry, long-lived and hardy, with edible and ornamental fruit.

🇺🇸 USA

Taste & characteristics

juicysweet

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

Sweet dark fruit; the tree can live up to 125 years.

Native US selection, more cold hardy than black mulberry; messy fruit can stain vehicles and driveways.

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