Morus nigra

How to grow Morus nigra growing and care:

Add irrigation in the fruit season, two trees male and female

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No but it insure the fruits

Difficulties or problems when growing:
the fruit make a lot of dirt, attract a lot of insect

Planting season:
End of the winter early spring

Pests and diseases:
Silk worm

Pruning season:
End of autumn start of the winter

How to prune:
Recommend to keep the tree short, easy to manage the big amount of fruits

Size of the plant?
3-15 m, 10-45 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring

General information about the flower
Small white flower that connected to each other in cone shape

Thinning the bloom:
Just the first year should thinning

Pollination is done by:
Bees, fly

Edible Fruits

Fruit harvest season:
In warm climate in the end of the spring, in temperate climate the beginning of summer

Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, mediterranean fruit fly

What can be done with big quantities of Morus nigra fruits?
Eaten raw, jam, juice, cakes

Work requirements on the fruit:
Can be cover with net (not recommend), to make the pick-up easier should put sheet or big nylon

How long does it take to bear fruit?
2 years

Grow from seeds

Sowing requirement:
Not recommend starting from seeds although it’s easy

Saving seeds until sowing:
Clean the seeds from fruit pulp, dry, cold area

Sowing season:
Spring

Planting spacing:
Pot/container

Depth of Sowing:
1 cm

Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist ground, full sun

Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water

Germination time:
1-7 weeks

Condition of seedling:
Moist, full sun, big amount of water

Do the seeds require burying?
Yes

Time to bury the seeds:
Winter

Chilling Requirements
Little time of cold, don’t have too much time, temperature can be something like 5C or colder

Vegetative Reproduction

Vegetative Reproduction

Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Cutting

Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
End of the winter early spring

Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
3-4 weeks

Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
Half shade/ or light, moist, big mount of water, take before the branch grow leaves

Scientific name:

Murus nigra