(Mulberry)

(White Mulberry)

The white mulberry is a medium large deciduous tree with a broad canopy renowned as a shade maker in hot climates. The species is a native of China where its leaves are used to feed worms used in the ancient process of silk making. The strong trunk and branches bear a pleasing grayish-white smooth bark from which it received its common name. Leaves are very large, oval to heart shaped and bright glossy green. Foliage turns butter yellow in the fall.

In early spring the white mulberry produces...

(White Mulberry)

This beautiful weeping fruitless mulberry is a superior single specimen for modest sized yards. It is a breakthrough that resulted in vastly improved form, habit and overall beauty. Fruitless mulberries originate with a fruiting species native to China where its leaves are famous food for silk worms. In America their tolerance of extreme heat and cold led growers to find a fruitless clone that could make a resilient landscape tree, particularly in the arid West. This tree is a standard mulberry...

The white mulberry is a medium large deciduous tree with a broad canopy renowned as a shade maker in hot climates. The species is a native of China where its leaves are used to feed worms used in the ancient process of silk making. The strong trunk and branches bear a pleasing grayish-white smooth bark from which it received its common name. Leaves are very large, oval to heart shaped and bright glossy green. Foliage turns butter yellow in the fall.

In early spring the white mulberry produces...

(Weeping White Mulberry, White Mulberry)

This beautiful weeping mulberry is a unique small tree for specialized landscapes. It is composed of a white mulberry top-grafted with a dwarf weeping variety to create a more creative specimen. The white mulberry originates in China where its leaves are a famous food for silk worms. In America their tolerance of extreme heat and cold led growers to find a fruitless clone that could make a resilient landscape tree, particularly in the arid West. This tree is a dwarf, fruiting variety, most often...

(White Mulberry)

This white mulberry, 'Striblingii,' differs from its parent species in two ways: the leaves are deeply lobed and the tree is fruitless. Like all white mulberries, it is a medium-large deciduous tree with a broad canopy renowned as a shade maker in hot climates. The species is a native of China where its leaves are used to feed worms used in the ancient process of silk making. The strong trunk and branches bear a pleasing grayish-white smooth bark from which it received its common name. Leaves are...

(Littleleaf Mulberry)

(Black Mulberry)

Black mulberry is a fast-growing, rounded deciduous tree with inconspicuous flowers and edible fruits. The flowers are pale green and tiny and appear in clusters that produce bead-like fruits attached to a fleshy core in an oblong cluster. The clusters go from red to black as they mature, and resemble blackberries, but are only mildly sweet and flavorful. Planted mainly for shade and its tolerance of hot, dry conditions, black mulberry is also valued by some gardeners as a pie fruit and as food for...