Italian Mulberry

A more unusual variety of mulberry, “Italian” it a large leafed, cold hardy mulberry cultivar. It produces an abundant crop of large, black fruits that have a delicious “mulberry” flavor.

Grafted onto Morus rubra (native Red Mulberry)

Spacing: 20-25 foot radius if allowed to grow to full size; 15-20 foot radius if doing semi-annual pruning to keep somewhat smaller

USDA Zones 6-9

Morus alba

A more unusual variety of mulberry, “Italian” it a large leafed, cold hardy mulberry cultivar. It produces an abundant crop of large, black fruits that have a delicious “mulberry” flavor.

Grafted onto Morus rubra (native Red Mulberry)

Spacing: 20-25 foot radius if allowed to grow to full size; 15-20 foot radius if doing semi-annual pruning to keep somewhat smaller

USDA Zones 6-9