General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 10 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 15 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Dark purple, almost black when ripe.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Pollution
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Black Mulberry
  • Toot Tree

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-04-18
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Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-06-24

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