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    MORUS alba
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    MORUS alba

    Commonly known as Silkworm mulberry, White mulberry

    Sweet, whitish fruits changing to reddish pink
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
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    • Good to know
      Fruit taste described as rather insipid.
    • Medicinal properties
    • Pests & Diseases
      Canker, coral spot, bacterial blight, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      China.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Ovate to heart-shaped, sometimes lobed, glossy bright-green leaves to 20cm (8in) long, turning yellow in autumn.
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Ovate
    • Height
      10m (33ft)
    • Spread
      10m (33ft)
    • 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
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

      In late autumn or early winter to avoid bleeding
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Alkaline / Chalk loving
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      10m (33ft)
      tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        10m (33ft)
       
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