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Morus Alba | White Mulberry - Girth 30cm - 400cm Clear Stem - 230lt

Morus Alba | White Mulberry - Girth 30cm - 400cm Clear Stem - 230lt

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Morus alba, or White Mulberry, is a fast-growing, rounded, spreading, deciduous tree with simple, heart-shaped, veined, glossy dark green leaves, yellow in autumn. It is usually dioecious, but sometimes monoecious. Small, yellowish, inconspicuous flowers grow in dropping catkins and bloom in spring. Female flowers are followed by sweet, edible, blackberry-like fruits, white to dark-red or purple-black when ripe. White Mulberry can adapt to a wide range of soils but grows best in fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils, in full sun. Once established, it is tolerant of heat and drought. It is resistant to frost, but needs to be sheltered from harsh, dry winter winds. Generally, pest-free and disease-free. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require pruning. White Mulberry has been used in China for thousands of years as a primary food for silkworms that produce silk. It is suitable for growing in cottage gardens, fields and roadsides. Its fruit and bird droppings are very messy for urban areas.
  • Common Name

    White Mulberry

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • Type

    deciduous tree

  • Pot Size

    230

  • Height (cm)

    400

  • Native To

    China

  • Flower

    small, yellowish, inconspicuous flowers in dropping catkins

  • Foliage

    simple, heart-shaped, veined, glossy dark green leaves, yellow in autumn

  • Maturation period

    20-50 years

Key Info

Size & Spacing

Mature Height

more than 12m

Mature Width

more than 8m

Shape / habit

bushy

Preferred Location

Orientation

West-facing, South-facing, sheltered

Soil Type

acid, alkaline, neutral, full sun

Soil moisture

moist but well-drained, well-drained

Growing Period

Flower

spring

Foliage

spring, summer, autumn

Fruit

summer

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During this time, we have developed a large stock of trees, mature evergreen shrubs, conifers, Japanese maples, cedars and olives. What sets us apart from a generic garden center is solid unwavering focus on trees and some bigger shrubs. You will find thousands of trees, hundreds of varieties and lots of experts who are working on the nursery and more than willing to help you to choose a plant for you.

What you will not find is hot tubs, garden furniture and plastic garden gnomes. In a nutshell, trees is what we know and trees is what we do, and only trees (and some shrubs to go with the trees).

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