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Black mulberry

Black mulberry

Product number: 652142
Origin: Southwest Asia
Latin: Morus nigra

A fruit tree that has been cultivated for centuries! And not least because mulberries grown from seed produce excellent fruit-bearing trees. The raspberry-like fruits are delicious in desserts or jam. We best know the tree as the host of the silkworm. The large serrated and (later) palmate leaves emerge late in spring, and it also flowers late, so there's no frost damage. Both male and female flowers appear on one tree and can pollinate each other (fertile = self-compatible = one plant is enough for fruit set). Through pruning, the plant can be cultivated as a BONSAI, shrub, standard tree, or espalier (e.g., candelabra or parasol).
Seeds from the Black Mulberry do not 100% reproduce Morus nigra; you need to select them yourself after some cultivation. The difference between white and black mulberry: white has grey-green, hairy twigs; black has yellow-green, hairless twigs. Very hardy!

Names:
Latin: Morus nigra
Dutch: Zwarte Moerbei
Also known as: Moerbei
English: Black Mulberry

Sowing method: Year-round in a seed tray, first provide warmth for 2-4 weeks (18-22° C), then a cold period, for example, in the refrigerator (+4° C) for 4-6 weeks, then gradually warm up to room temperature, after which germination will follow. The seeds germinate irregularly over a longer germination period. Therefore, do not discard the seedlings too quickly. Sowing directly into the ground is also possible; just let winter pass over them, and germination will occur in spring.

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