A selection of a rarely seen mulberry species (Morus rotundiloba) that is the result of decades of breeding work in Japan by Hajime Matsunaga who sought out to find a dwarfing mulberry that had a long fruiting period and made delicious fruit. Mojo Berry is the first mulberry we’ve seen that is truly dwarfing, growing only 5-7 feet tall and produces tons of mulberries from a young age.
A dwarf mulberry discovered in northern California that has only grown to about 8 feet tall after many years. Short internodes mean more space for this little cutie to make mulberries and the dark black fruits are sweet and delicious. A great candidate for a bonsai mulberry as well, or just a great option for gardeners that want a smaller mulberry option.
An excellent selection for expanding the mulberry season, Grover’s Best begins ripening before Illinois Everbearing and has good sized fruits with delicious flavor. A great balance of sweet and tart and a very reliable heavy producer.
A mulberry selected in Florida that’s been found to perform particularly well in a humid zone 9 climate, but also shows promise in other mulberry growing climates. So far here in Oregon it performs similarly to Illinois Everbearing, being very productive and producing very tasty dark fruits.
A really fantastic white mulberry that we’ve been introduced to by Oregon’s queen of the mulberries, Lucile Whitman. El Dorado produces some of the largest white mulberries we’ve seen and grows to be a bit smaller than many other varieties. One of the best new mulberry introductions, especially for those that love white fruited ones that don’t stain.
An excellent selection of mulberry from the town of Silk Hope, North Carolina where they once held high hopes for a silk industry. Fruits are quite large and similar in flavor to Illinois Everbearing mulberry, but the trees are reportedly better adapted and more resilient to fungal diseases in the Southeast than Illinois Everbearing.
California White Mulberry is a true white mulberry that produces medium, sweet, white fruits that are about the size of a blackberry.
Tehama is a fantastic selection of white mulberry, discovered in Tehama County in Northern California. White mulberries are unique for their sugary sweet flavor and it’s easy to eat many handfuls of them at a time. They’re also preferred by those who want a non-staining option of mulberry as the white mulberry doesn’t leave its mark when it drops from the tree.
A new mulberry from Korea that has large, juicy dark black fruit. Very prolific, littering the ground with is delicious fruits if you’re not able to pick them all over its long harvest season.
The Maple Leaf Mulberry is a selection with unique foliage that resembles some species of maples, it also produces purple berries that are similar in size and taste to Oscar.
