Mulberry trees were treasured as a valuable fruit tree in the ancient civilizations, and the mulberries were collected for feeding families, fattening livestock and for feeding wildlife animals. Basically there are 3 color types of mulberries, black (Morus nigra), red (Morus rubrum) and the white (Morus alba), each type producing edible berries.
The improved hybrid mulberrry tree cultivars are often grafted onto the red mulberry root-stock in order to dwarf the tree, making the trees easy to harvest and absolutely ideal for planting in small backyard gardens. Very often the grafted hybrid mulberry tree will bear the 1st year. Some mulberry tree cultivars produce juicy berries with enough sweetness and high sugar content that the mulberries can be ripened, dried and eaten later during the dormant season when tree-ripened berries are not available. Mulberry trees are self fertile, and consequently do not need cross pollination. The mulberry fruit size can vary greatly in size and flavor, but most berries grow to about one inch long, but the Pakistan mulberry can grow 5 or 6 inches in length, and are black in color.
The Mulberry Tree is one of the fastest growing shade trees in America, growing as much as 10 feet in a single year. The fast growing characteristic is due primarily to the huge sized leaves and the vigorous root system
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Persian mulberry trees are exceptional hybrids that are grafted to a rootstock that dwarfs the tree to make the mulberries more accessible to eat. These berries appear usually before the leaves in crowded black clusters. Persian mulberries are delicious to eat when ripened on the tree with a pleasant balance of acid and sweetness, a noticeable flavor improvement over the wild seedling types. The large green heart shaped leaves provide a cooling shade near a patio during the summer heat surge
Persian Black Mulberry Trees
The Mulberry tree is a very curious and unique tree.The Fruit from the Mulberry Trees are similar in appearance to an elongated blackberry or raspberry and have a sweet flavor.