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The mulberry fruit is a multiple, about 2–3 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long. [2] [6] Immature fruits are white, green, or pale yellow. [6] The fruit turns from pink to red while ripening, then dark purple or black, and has a sweet flavor when fully ripe. [2] [6]
Mulberry can be grown up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) above sea level. Mulberry blooms well in warm, rich, fertile, well-drained, loamy to clayey soils, porous with strong moisture-holding ability. The optimal soil pH range is 6.2–6.8. Because mulberry is a hardy crop, the soil moisture can be used to a greater extent by these plants.
The red mulberry cannot be used for silk production as the white mulberry. Silkworms reject the leaves of the red mulberry. [36] The red mulberry cannot be used as a short-term solution, due to the time until the first fruit bearing. Instead, it requires long-term planning. The highest yields are obtained after 30–85 years. [37]
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.
Morus macroura, [2] also known as the king white mulberry, [3] shahtoot mulberry, Tibetan mulberry, or long mulberry is a flowering plant species in the genus Morus found in Tibet, the Himalayas, mountainous area of Indonesia, and rain forests of Indochina. [4] [5] [6] It is a medium-sized tree, with a spreading canopy which grows with a ...
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Morus celtidifolia, the Texas mulberry, is a plant species native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the southwestern United States, ranging from Argentina north as far as Arizona and Oklahoma. In the US, it grows in canyons and on slopes, usually near streams, from 200–2,200 metres (660–7,220 feet) in elevation.
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