If you've never tasted a mulberry... here's your chance. Delicious, sweet, juicy, black berries, with a depth of flavour unlike most garden berries. 'Illinois Everbearing' is often considered to be the best tasting mulberry variety.
Mulberries are attractive trees with shiny, green, heart-shapes leaves. The leaves are commonly grown as forage for animals. In fact, mulberry leaves are the sole source of food for silkworms (the caterpillar that makes silk).
Common names: Mulberry tree, Illinois Everbearing Mulberry
Edible: Fruit and young leaves/shoots Harvest timing: late June - early fall
Scientific name:Morus alba x rubra 'Illinois Everbearing' Light requirements: Full sun Full-grown size: 15-20' tall x 10' wide Hardiness: Zone 4 Pollination: Self-pollinating Wildlife: Birds love the ripe berries Origin: Cross between a white mulberry (China) and red mulberry (US) Noteworthy: The berries are delicious but stain fingers and driveways.
