Mulberry, Black 'Pure Sweet Meadow'

A fruit tree that has been cultivated for centuries! 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 risk of frost damage. A single tree produces both male and female flowers, which can pollinate each other (fertile = self-pollinating = 1 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). Difference between white and black mulberry: white has grey-green, hairy twigs; black has yellow-green, hairless twigs. Very hardy!
IT IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN GUARANTEED BLACK MULBERRIES; OFTEN THE PLANTS TURN OUT TO BE A DIFFERENT (EDIBLE) MULBERRY... THIS 'PURE ZOETEWEI' IS THE REAL DEAL, FOR SURE! THE INITIAL CULTIVATION IS DIFFICULT AND THE CUTTINGS GROW VERY SLOWLY AT FIRST, WHICH IS WHY THE VERY SMALL PLANTS ARE RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE.

Names:
Latin: Morus nigra
Dutch: Moerbei, Zwarte
Also: Zwarte moerbei
English: Black Mulberry