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Mulberry tree scion wood can easily be grafted onto other mulberry trees during the winter, when the tree is dormant. One common scenario is converting a problematic male mulberry tree to an allergy-free female tree, by grafting all-female mulberry tree scions to a male mulberry that has been pruned back to the trunk. [18]
The Greek name may be from the Greek tree-names sykón 'fig' and moron 'mulberry', or it may derive from the Hebrew name for the mulberry, shiqmah. [ 3 ] The name sycamore spelled with an A, has also been used for unrelated trees: the great maple, Acer pseudoplatanus , or plane trees, Platanus .
Morus alba, known as white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry, [2] is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized mulberry tree which grows to 10–20 m (33–66 ft) tall. It is generally a short-lived tree with a lifespan comparable to that of humans, although there are some specimens known to be more than 250 years old. [ 3 ]
The family varies from colossal trees like the Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) which can cover five acres (two hectares) of ground, to Dorstenia barnimiana which is a small stemless, bulbous succulent 2–5 cm in diameter that produces a single peltate leaf on a 4–15 cm petiole. These two species have an approximately one billion fold ...
Sycamine tree in the Land of Israel. The sycamine tree (Greek: συκάμινος sykaminοs) [1] is a tree mentioned in both classical Hebrew literature (Isaiah 9:10; [2] Mishnah Demai 1:1, [3] et al.) and in Greek literature. [Note 1] The tree is also known by the names sycamore fig tree (Ficus sycomorus), and fig-mulberry.
The leaves are alternate, 7–18 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 –7 in) long (rarely to 36 cm or 14 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) and 8–12 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 – 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) broad (about twice as big as the white mulberry's leaves), [3] simple, broadly cordate, with a shallow notch at the base, typically unlobed on mature trees although often with 2–3 lobes ...
Mulberry generally refers to various deciduous trees in the genus Morus. Mulberry a part of the common names of several other plants: Chinese mulberry , several species in the genus Morus , as well as Maclura tricuspidata
Morus nigra is a deciduous tree growing to 12 metres (39 feet) tall by 15 m (49 ft) broad. The leaves are 10–20 centimetres (4–8 inches) long by 6–10 cm (2–4 in) broad – up to 23 cm (9 in) long on vigorous shoots, downy on the underside, the upper surface rough with very short, stiff hairs.