Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
China
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Morus nigra, Black Mulberry
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Number of Varieties
1010
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow green
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Orange, Yellow Brown
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Dark Green, Silver
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Bronze, Orange Red, Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Annosus Root Rot, Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Good for skin and hair, Strong, beautiful hair
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Nutritive
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Foundation
Botanical Name
Morus alba
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
White mulberry, Mulberry
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
शहतूत
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Maulbeere
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Mûre
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Mora
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Μούρο
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
amoreira
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Morwa
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
moro
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Urticales
Brassicales
Family
Fagaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Morus
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Moreae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
16100
1
27800
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