Morus alba | White Mulberry, Sang Ye. Originated in … Bosnia and Herzegovina;China | Tree
Morus alba belongs to the plant family MORACE and Genus Morus This Tree prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Morus alba does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Morus alba so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Morus alba white mulberry,sang ye is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Morus alba | White Mulberry, Sang Ye is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The bark of Morus alba as well as the wood has been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Yellow is the most typical color produced by White mulberry. Morus alba is known as sang ye in Chinese. Mulberry was used in Bosnia and Herzegovina for dyeing. This plant can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. This species does best in full sun to partial shade. It usually does best in dry soils.
Morus alba will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Morus alba is a woody perennial. White mulberry is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 45' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Jam;Wine;Drinks;Dried;Sweets. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … very sweet and completely without tartness
Berries … a white to pink drupe
The Bark;Wood of Morus alba can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … yellow
The berries are a white to pink drupe. It is very sweet and completely without tartness. Some of its possible culinary uses include: in jam, in drinks and in sweets. Morus alba is a good source for the production of wine. White mulberry is most often used dried or fresh. This plant has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as an antiemetic, as an expectorant, as a dental anesthetic and as a laxative. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. The leaves together with the twigs and the fruit and the root bark are considered to be the valuable parts by the herbalist. This is a light producer of pollen but should cause problems to only the most sensitive hay fever sufferers. Hay fever season usually extends from March to May.
Morus alba is distributed as follows … cultivated ornamental
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