====== Mulberry Tree ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Rosales| 
^Family | Moraceae| 
^Genus | Moreae| 
^Common Name | Mulberry Tree| 
^Species | Morus| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
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 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | Food_Forest| Fruit| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | No| 
| Humidity tolerant | No | 
| Planting area | Ground| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Grows in Townsville, mildly susceptable to fruit fly.
 ===== General comments ===== 
Mulberries are fast-growing when young, and can grow to 24 metres tall. 

The fruit turns from pink to red while ripening, then dark purple or black, and has a sweet flavor when fully ripe.  Mulberries can be grown from seed, and this is often advised, as seedling-grown trees are generally of better shape and health, but they are most often planted from large cuttings, which root readily. The mulberry plants allowed to grow tall have a crown height of 1.5 to 1.8 m from ground level and a stem girth of 10–13 cm.

Only the male mulberry trees produce pollen; this lightweight pollen can be inhaled deeply into the lungs, sometimes triggering asthma.
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Rosales Moraceae Moreae Mulberry Tree Perennial  Food_Forest Fruit Full_sun Ground }}