Mulberry trees
Mulberries are large trees with ornamental appeal. The produce small fruits rather like blackberries.
Mulberry trees
King James 1 mulberry tree
A traditional English mulberry from the 17th century, also known as Chelsea. compareMore about Mulberry trees
Mulberries are primarily ornamental trees which are also grown for their fruit. They are best-suited to large open gardens or parkland areas, and they grow slowly into large trees of about 6m height and spread.
The fruit resembles raspberries or unripe blackberries, and has a tangy sweet-sharp taste. It can be eaten fresh or used for cooking (in other words, just like raspberries and blackberries). The fruit is borne throughout the canopy of the tree, usually out of reach from the ground - the usual method of picking is by shaking the branches when the fruit is ripe in late August.
Mulberries are easy to grow (if you have the space), usually unaffected by diseases, and self-fertile.
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