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    MORUS
    MORUS
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    MORUS

    Commonly known as Mulberry

    Genus of about 10 species of upright to rounded deciduous shrubs and trees found mainly in woodland in Africa, Asia and North and South America.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Make attractive specimen trees. Fruit is edible.
    • Place of origin
      Africa, Asia, North and South America
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Fruit
      Plants which produce an edible or ornamental fruit
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Morus - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    varieties
    MORUS alba
    White mulberry
    sweet, whitish fruits changing to reddish pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £22.00
    MORUS nigra
    Black mulberry
    rounded tree with fruits which turn red and then dark purple in late summer when ripe
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Available from July 2026
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    MORUS nigra 'King James'
    Black mulberry
    (syn. 'Chelsea'). Large, richly flavoured fruits.
     
    H/Std
    £85.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    MORUS rotundifolia 'Mojo Berry'
    (syn. 'Charlotte Russe'). Chelsea Plant of the Year 2017. Self-fertile fruiting mulberry with compact habit
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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