Morus alba × rubra ‘Illinois Everbearing’
'Illinois Everbearing' is one of the finest fruiting mulberries for home gardens, prized for its exceptional flavor, prolonged harvest season, and ease of cultivation. Believed to be a chance hybrid between the North American native Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) and the Asiatic White Mulberry (Morus alba), it combines the rich taste of the former with the vigor and productivity of the latter. In early summer trees begin fruiting over a period of four to eight weeks, which is much longer than most mulberry varieties. The sweet, juicy berries have a rich, complex flavor with hints of raspberry and blackberry, making them excellent for fresh eating, pies, jams, wines.
This deciduous tree develops a broad, rounded canopy and can reach thirty feet high with age, but can easily be maintained at a smaller size through pruning. ‘Illinois Everbearing’ Mulberry has large, bright green leaves that provide dense shade during summer before turning yellow and falling in autumn. Plants prefer full or half-day sun and are adaptable to different soil types. This variety of mulberry is self-fertile.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4a and above, or to -30 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are 1 quart live potted plants
Morus alba × rubra ‘Illinois Everbearing’
'Illinois Everbearing' is one of the finest fruiting mulberries for home gardens, prized for its exceptional flavor, prolonged harvest season, and ease of cultivation. Believed to be a chance hybrid between the North American native Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) and the Asiatic White Mulberry (Morus alba), it combines the rich taste of the former with the vigor and productivity of the latter. In early summer trees begin fruiting over a period of four to eight weeks, which is much longer than most mulberry varieties. The sweet, juicy berries have a rich, complex flavor with hints of raspberry and blackberry, making them excellent for fresh eating, pies, jams, wines.
This deciduous tree develops a broad, rounded canopy and can reach thirty feet high with age, but can easily be maintained at a smaller size through pruning. ‘Illinois Everbearing’ Mulberry has large, bright green leaves that provide dense shade during summer before turning yellow and falling in autumn. Plants prefer full or half-day sun and are adaptable to different soil types. This variety of mulberry is self-fertile.
Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4a and above, or to -30 degrees Fahrenheit.
For sale are 1 quart live potted plants
