Morus
Mulberry
- Height × spread
- 4m – 10m × 2.5m – 5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
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About this plant
The mulberries are handsome trees that make dense spreading or rounded crowns composed of large leaves. Some forms have particularly fine foliaqe, and there are varieties with attractive weeping growth habits. The real reason one grows these trees is for their desirable fruits, mulberries, raspberry look alike fruits that squish wondrously into carpets.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Purple, Red, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Dome, Weeping
- Height
- 4m – 10m
- Spread
- 2.5m – 5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Autumn, Winter
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Architectural, Bird attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.
Planting
Protect & support young trees
Attach a newly planted tree or tall shrub over 1m to a tree stake to give support and prevent windrock. Use a tree guard to stop tree bark being eaten by animals, especially in areas with deer - removing bark injures a tree and in worst case can kill it.