Black mulberry

Basisdaten

Black mulberry leaf in autumn
Black mulberry leaf in autumn
  • Black mulberry leaf in autumn
  • Black mulberry leaves in autumn
  • Black mulberry branches
  • Black mulberry stem / tunk / bark
description: 

This tree comes from Asia Minor and is now native to America and southern Europe.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Morus nigra
other name: 
Black mulberry
family: 
Moraceae (mulberry family)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 15 m (49 ft)
leaf: 

The leaf is ovate and up to 15 cm (5.9 inch) long. The leaf edge is serrated.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
serrated
fall foliage: 
yellow
fruit: 

The berry-like fruits are first green, then red and finally black. The fruits taste very good!

bark: 
The bark is light brown and slow cracked.
location: 
Sun
soil: 
permeable soils