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MORUS alba
Silkworm mulberry, White mulberry
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- Good to know - fruit taste described as rather insipid.
- Pests & Diseases - canker, coral spot, bacterial blight, powdery mildew.
- Place of Origin - China.
- Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
- Height - in metres - 10m (30ft)
- Spread - in metres - 10m (30ft)
- Deciduous - ovate to heart-shaped, sometimes lobed, glossy bright-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long, turning yellow in autumn.
- Fruit - Plants which produce an edible or ornamental fruit
- Tree - spreading tree. Fruit to 2.5cm (1in) long.
- Zero Rated Item - No VAT on this plant
- Full Sun
- Fertile moist well-drained soil
- Rounded to broadly spreading
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sweet, whitish fruits changing to reddish pink
Mature Size
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Associated Products
Pack of 5 Tree Guards - protection from vermin and strimming.
(Pack of 5 guards)
£5.00
Rootgrow - Large - 360g
(360gram sachet - inc c&p)
£12.00
Rootgrow - Medium - 150g
(150gram sachet - inc c&p)
£6.00
Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg
(0.9 kg - c&p inc)
£6.00
Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg
(2.5 kg - c&p inc)
£10.00
Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg
(4.5 kg - c&p inc)
£16.00
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