How to tend a Morus alba
Also known as: Morus cucullata Bonaf., Morus chinensis Lodd., Morus constantinopolitana hort. ex Poir., Morus guzziola hort. ex Steud., Morus heterophylla Loudon, Morus dulcis Royle, Morus atropurpurea Roxb., Morus nana Audib. ex Loisel., Morus multicaulis Perr., Morus lucida hort. ex Loudon, Morus kaki hort. ex Lavallée, Morus lhou (Ser.) Koidz., Morus levasseurei hort. ex Lavallée, Morus mariettii hort. ex Steud., Morus romana Lodd. ex Spach, Morus pumila Balb., Morus patavina hort. ex Spach, Morus patavia Audib. ex Dippel, Morus tokwa hort. ex K.Koch, Morus venosa Delile ex Spach, Morus alba var. atropurpurea (Roxb.) Bureau, Morus alba var. multicaulis (Perr.) Loudon, Morus alba f. alba , Morus alba var. latifolia (Poir.) Bureau, Morus alba var. tatarica (L.) Ser., Morus alba var. alba , Morus intermedia Perr., Morus alba var. bungeana Bureau, Morus nigriformis (Bureau) Koidz., Morus alba f. skeletoniana (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder, Morus alba var. skeletoniana C.K.Schneid., Morus alba var. emarginata Y.B.Wu
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Watering only when soil is dry, water thoroughly
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Top-dressing 4 times a year
Pruning
Pruning in spring for those planted in winter, for those planted in spring, pruning when planting, keep the cuts smooth and even
About this plant
- Origin
- Central and northern China
- Category
- Moraceae, Morus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, fruiting period May-August
- Flower colors
- light green, fruit color red, purpleblack
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