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).
The trees available for sale are 5-6' tall and well branched. They are already mature enough to produce fruit.
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.
WEDO NOT SHIPLIVE PLANTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT OUR NURSERY IN ERRINGTON, BC.
